N.Y. Education Law § 7125: Exemptions

§ 7125. Exemptions. Nothing in this article shall be construed to

affect or prevent:

a. An unlicensed person from performing merely mechanical work upon

inert matter in an optical office, laboratory or shop; or

b. A student from engaging in clinical practice, under the supervision

of a licensed ophthalmic dispenser or licensed optometrist or licensed

physician, in an ophthalmic dispensing school or college registered by

the department; or

c. The department from issuing a limited permit to an applicant who

meets all requirements for admission to the licensing examination;

provided, however, that:

(1) Practice under a limited permit shall be under the supervision of

a licensed physician, optometrist or ophthalmic dispenser.

(2) A limited permit shall expire after two years, or upon notice to

the applicant that the application for licensure has been denied, or ten

days after notification to the applicant of failure on the professional

licensing examination, whichever shall first occur. Notwithstanding the

foregoing provisions of this subdivision, if the applicant is waiting

the result of a licensing examination at the time such limited permit

expires, such permit shall continue to be valid until ten days after

notification to the applicant of the results of such examination. A

limited permit which has not expired as a result of notice of denial of

licensure or of failure on the licensing examination may be renewed for

a period of not more than one additional year, upon a showing

satisfactory to the department that the applicant could not obtain a

license within two years.

(3) Supervision of a permittee by a licensed physician, optometrist or

ophthalmic dispenser shall be on-site supervision but not necessarily

direct personal supervision.

(4) The fee for each limited permit and for each renewal shall be

thirty-five dollars. The fee for issuance of a training permit shall be

thirty dollars.