{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-7104","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 7104","heading":"Requirements for a professional license","body":"§ 7104. Requirements for a professional license. To qualify for a\nlicense as an optometrist, an applicant shall fulfill the following\nrequirements:\n  (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n  (2) Education: have received an education, including a degree of\ndoctor of optometry or equivalent degree, in accordance with the\ncommissioner's regulations;\n  (3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n  (6) Citizenship: meet no requirement as to United States citizenship;\n  (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n  (8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department\nfor admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial\nlicense, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a\nfee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license for\npersons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination, a\nfee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration period,\nfor additional authorization for the purpose of utilizing diagnostic\npharmaceutical agents, a fee of sixty dollars, and for certification to\nuse or prescribe oral therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, a fee of two\nhundred fifty dollars.","path":["Education Law","Title 8. The Professions","Article 143. Optometry"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/7104","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"74efd9cfa68c3ef2df3f6d28fa2761c0d9bc3433e964dee6078cb7f933c4318e","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-7103","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-7105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}