N.Y. Education Law Section 7124
Requirements for a professional license


a.

To qualify for a license as an ophthalmic dispenser, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements;

(1)

Application: file an application with the department;

(2)

Education: have received an education, including high school graduation and completion, in accordance with the commissioner’s regulations, of either (i) a two-year program in ophthalmic dispensing, or, (ii) two years of training and experience in ophthalmic dispensing under the supervision of a licensed ophthalmic dispenser, optometrist or physician;

(3)

Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner’s regulations;

(4)

Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner’s regulations;

(5)

Age: be at least eighteen years of age;

(6)

Citizenship: meet no requirement as to United States citizenship;

(7)

Character: be of good moral character as determined by the department; and

(8)

Fees: pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department for admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial license, a fee of forty-five dollars for each reexamination, a fee of fifty dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination, and a fee of fifty dollars for each triennial registration period.

b.

A person licensed after July first, nineteen hundred seventy-three shall be permitted to fit contact lenses only if the licensee, in addition to the requirements of subdivision a of this section, shall (1) pass a separate examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner’s regulations; and

(2)

have the requisite experience in the fitting of contact lenses satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner’s regulations.

Source: Section 7124 — Requirements for a professional license, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/7124 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed May 4, 2024).

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May 4, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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