N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2896-e

§ 2896-e. Issuance of license. 1. The board shall issue a license to\npractice nursing home administration to each candidate who meets the\nqualifications specified in section two thousand eight hundred\nninety-six-c of this title or submitted an application and qualified\nunder subdivision five of section two thousand eight hundred\nninety-six-d of this title and who has paid an initial application fee.\n 2. Each license issued shall be signed by the chairman and the\nsecretary of the board and shall bear the seal of the department.\n 3. Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence that a license has been lost,\nmutilated or destroyed, the board may issue a duplicate license upon\nsuch terms and conditions as may be required by the board and certified\nby the commissioner, and upon payment of a fee of ten dollars.\n 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article the board may adopt\nrules and regulations governing operation of a nursing home during\nperiods of emergency.\n