Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified New York facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the NYSED Office of the Professions, with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
New York facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. In New York, nursing is regulated by the State Education Department's Office of the Professions, and the Board of Regents appoints a State Board for each licensed profession, including nursing, to advise on regulation. (source)
- Board of Nursing. The Office of the Professions registers nursing education programs in New York and publishes lists of approved RN and LPN programs by region. (source)
- Licensure background check. New York RN applicants must show good moral character and answer questions about criminal convictions and pending charges; the State Education Department reviews these case by case. (source)
- Allied health. Radiologic technologists in New York must be licensed and registered by the State Department of Health, whose Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection licenses them in radiography, therapy and nuclear medicine. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
Each clinical site sends its own requirement list, and each list changes. When a TB result, flu shot or CPR card lapses mid-term, the site can pull the student until it is fixed. Tracking every item to its date, and seeing who is not cleared before rotations start, keeps placements on schedule. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps New York programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the NYSED Office of the Professions or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in New York?
The NYSED Office of the Professions. Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does New York require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
New York RN applicants must show good moral character and answer questions about criminal convictions and pending charges; the State Education Department reviews these case by case. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the NYSED Office of the Professions or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
- State Boards for the Professions | NYSED OP
- New York State Nursing Programs | NYSED OP
- RN License Requirements | NYSED OP
- Radiologic Technology | NYS Department of Health
This page summarizes New York agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.