[NY] Can misleading claims by a certification training program support a fraud or false advertising claim?

I am seeking an attorney's opinion on whether I may have viable civil claims or whether this matter should be referred to a government agency for investigation. I was a student with the organization, a private doula certification program. During my enrollment, I documented extensive evidence consisting of recorded training sessions, transcripts, course manuals, internal emails, marketing materials, and public advertisements. My concerns are twofold. First, the organization markets itself as an international certifying body and advertises that its certifications allow graduates to work with Medicaid, TRICARE, Carrot, state health departments, and other payer programs. It also advertises Zoom trainings that teach graduates how to participate in or obtain reimbursement through these programs. Through my independent research, I found that the organization is not accredited by an independent educational accrediting body, and I have identified what appear to be discrepancies regarding its business registration and/or authorization in numerous states where it actively markets and sells certification programs. I would like to know whether these representations could constitute false advertising, deceptive trade practices, consumer fraud, or raise other legal concerns. Second, the curriculum contains numerous teachings that I believe present significant patient safety concerns. Examples include encouraging undisclosed attempts to stimulate labor without a client's informed consent, advising students to encourage clients to withhold or misrepresent information to healthcare providers, discouraging routine infant vaccination through unsupported claims, promoting unsupported medical treatments, and teaching interventions that appear inconsistent with the organization's own published scope of practice. After I submitted a formal complaint to the organization's board with supporting documentation, my complaint was rejected, my refund request was denied, and I received communications threatening a review of my student status and certification eligibility after raising these concerns. I have organized evidence that includes recorded training sessions with transcripts, course manuals, emails, marketing materials, advertisements for reimbursement-related trainings, and documentation comparing the organization's public representations with publicly available state regulatory information. My primary question is whether these facts could support claims such as consumer fraud, deceptive business practices, false advertising, retaliation, or any other viable civil cause of action, and whether any aspect of this matter should be reported to a state or federal regulatory agency.

No, I have not.

State-by-state research summary:

• Michigan: Requires MDHHS-approved birth doula training. The organization is not on the approved list.
• New Jersey: Maintains a formal approval process for doula training organizations. The organization is not on the approved list.
• Pennsylvania: Requires certification through the Pennsylvania Certification Board. The organization does not satisfy this.
• Maryland: The organization claims to be an approved doula training provider for the Maryland Department of Health, but no evidence supports this claim.
• New York: Does not publish a list; the organization is not listed.
• Florida: Medicaid doula program not yet active (SB 514 in committee).

No.

New York.

I reside in New York State.

$1,079.

I believe, or $9875.

$975.

I don't have the money to pay for legal representation.

But I also have proof of the owner admitting to inducing a birthing woman's labor using a technique, without her knowledge.

Or consent, it's audio and video.

She doesn't hold medical licensing. She is a doula.