Section 1525. Definitions

As  used  in  this article, unless the context otherwise requires, the
  term:
    (a) "Licensing authority" means the regents of the university  of  the
  state of New York or the state education department, as the case may be,
  in  the  case  of  all  professions  licensed  under  title eight of the
  education law, and the appropriate appellate  division  of  the  supreme
  court in the case of the profession of law.
    (b) "Profession"   includes   any   practice   as   an   attorney  and
  counsellor-at-law, or as a licensed  physician,  and  those  professions
  designated in title eight of the education law.
    (c) "Professional  service"  means  any  type of service to the public
  which may be lawfully rendered by a member of a  profession  within  the
  purview of his profession.
    (d) "Foreign  professional  service  corporation" means a professional
  service corporation, whether or not denominated as such, organized under
  the  laws  of  a  jurisdiction  other  than  this  state,  all  of   the
  shareholders,  directors  and  officers  of  which  are  authorized  and
  licensed to practice  the  profession  for  which  such  corporation  is
  licensed  to  do  business;  except that all shareholders, directors and
  officers of a foreign professional service  corporation  which  provides
  health services in this state shall be licensed in this state.
    (e) "Officer" does not include the secretary or an assistant secretary
  of a corporation having only one shareholder.