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BILL NUMBER:S7820
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to clarifying the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements
Purpose
This bill amends Section 7105 of the Education law to allow an optometry student to engage in clinical practice under supervision of a licensed optometrist or physician who attended an approved school of optometry.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends subdivision a of section 7105 of the education law to allow a student of optometry to do clinical work under the supervision of a licensed optometrist or physician contingent upon the student being trained in an approved school of optometry.
Justification
Currently, optometry students are only permitted to do supervised clinical work in New York if they have attended a school of optometry registered in the State of New York by the Department of Education. This requirement precludes any student who attended an accredited school of optometry outside of New York from participating in any clinical programs located in New York State. If the student has completed the required curriculum they should not be prevented from a position in New York based upon the location of the educational facility they attended. This is particularly difficult for those students who are residents of New York State and attended an out of state optometric school. The current statute would discourage residents from returning to their home state to begin a practice and contribute to the state's revenue base.
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The bill takes effect immediately.
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