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.