N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2854

§ 2854. Consent of commissioner. Whenever any such certificate shall\nbe presented to the secretary of state, he shall not file such\ncertificate unless there shall accompany the same a certificate of the\ncommissioner that he consents to the filing of such certificate; nor\nshall any amendment to the certificate of incorporation be filed unless\nit is accompanied by a certificate of the commissioner consenting\nthereto.\n