Counselors: A regular LLC cannot be used. LLC Law 201 allows an LLC for any lawful business purpose 'except to do in this state any business for which another statute specifically requires some other business entity or natural person to be formed or used,' and the State Education Department states that professional services 'can be offered only by a licensed person or an organization otherwise authorized by law,' naming the individual practitioner, professional partnership, professional corporation, registered LLP and professional service LLC as the authorized forms, with unlicensed practice a felony under Education Law 6512. Education Law 8402(2) provides that "Only a person licensed or exempt under this article shall practice mental health counseling." The Education Law 6503-a waiver that lets an unlicensed entity offer these services is limited to certain not-for-profit corporations and education corporations. LLC Law 1203(a) lets licensees form a professional service LLC, and requires each member of a PLLC formed for mental health counseling to be licensed under Education Law article 163. BCL 1503(a) lets individuals licensed for the same service form a professional service corporation. NYSED lists Mental Health Counseling among professions that may use these entities but may not combine it with other professions in one PLLC or LLP.
Marriage and family therapists: A regular LLC cannot be used. LLC Law 201 allows an LLC for any lawful business purpose 'except to do in this state any business for which another statute specifically requires some other business entity or natural person to be formed or used,' and the State Education Department states that professional services 'can be offered only by a licensed person or an organization otherwise authorized by law,' naming the individual practitioner, professional partnership, professional corporation, registered LLP and professional service LLC as the authorized forms, with unlicensed practice a felony under Education Law 6512. Education Law 8403(2) provides that "Only a person licensed or exempt under this article shall practice marriage and family therapy." The Education Law 6503-a waiver that lets an unlicensed entity offer these services is limited to certain not-for-profit corporations and education corporations. LLC Law 1203(a) requires each member of a PLLC formed for marriage and family therapy to be licensed under Education Law article 163. BCL 1503(a) allows a professional service corporation for licensees in the same profession. NYSED lists Marriage and Family Therapy among professions that may not be combined with others in one PLLC or LLP.
Social workers: A regular LLC cannot be used. LLC Law 201 allows an LLC for any lawful business purpose 'except to do in this state any business for which another statute specifically requires some other business entity or natural person to be formed or used,' and the State Education Department states that professional services 'can be offered only by a licensed person or an organization otherwise authorized by law,' naming the individual practitioner, professional partnership, professional corporation, registered LLP and professional service LLC as the authorized forms, with unlicensed practice a felony under Education Law 6512. Education Law 7702(3)(a) provides that "Only a person licensed or exempt under this article shall practice licensed clinical social work." The Education Law 6503-a waiver that lets an unlicensed entity offer these services is limited to certain not-for-profit corporations and education corporations. LLC Law 1203(a) requires each member of a PLLC formed for licensed clinical social work to be licensed under Education Law article 154. BCL 1503(a) allows a professional service corporation for licensees in the same profession. NYSED lists Licensed Clinical Social Work among professions that may not be combined with others in one PLLC or LLP.
Psychologists: A regular LLC cannot be used. LLC Law 201 allows an LLC for any lawful business purpose 'except to do in this state any business for which another statute specifically requires some other business entity or natural person to be formed or used,' and the State Education Department states that professional services 'can be offered only by a licensed person or an organization otherwise authorized by law,' naming the individual practitioner, professional partnership, professional corporation, registered LLP and professional service LLC as the authorized forms, with unlicensed practice a felony under Education Law 6512. Education Law 7601 provides that "Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this article shall be authorized to practice psychology." The Education Law 6503-a waiver that lets an unlicensed entity offer these services is limited to certain not-for-profit corporations and education corporations. LLC Law 1201(b) defines 'profession' to include the professions in title eight of the Education Law, which includes psychology (article 153), and LLC Law 1203(a) lets one or more professionals authorized to render a professional service form a PLLC for that service. BCL 1503(a) allows a professional service corporation for licensees in the same profession. NYSED lists Psychology among the health professions using these entities, and psychology is not on its list of professions barred from multi-profession PLLCs.
