N.Y. EDN Law § 7104

§ 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.\n