N.Y. Educ. Law § 6529

§ 6529. Power of board of regents regarding certain physicians.\nNotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board of\nregents is authorized, in its discretion, to confer the degree of doctor\nof medicine (M.D.) upon physicians who are licensed pursuant to section\nsixty-five hundred twenty-four or sixty-five hundred twenty-eight of\nthis chapter. Each applicant shall pay a fee of three hundred dollars to\nthe education department for the issuance of such degree.\n