New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter A - DRIVER LICENSING AND TRAINING › Part 5 - Vision Requirements And Periodic Vision Reexaminations › Section 5.4 - Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The following procedures shall apply to vision
					 tests:
(a)
(1) The vision test may be administered by
				  the Department of Motor Vehicles or another state's Department of Motor
				  Vehicles or by staff of an organization deputized by the commissioner to
				  conduct such tests, in accordance with training and standards established by
				  the commissioner, or by a licensed physician, physician assistant, optometrist,
				  ophthalmologist, optician, pharmacist, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, or
				  their supervised staff. However, the Department of Motor Vehicles, another
				  state's Department of Motor Vehicles, an organization deputized by the
				  commissioner or a pharmacist or a pharmacist's supervised staff shall only test
				  for a minimum visual acuity of 20/40 (Snellen) in either or both
				  eyes.
(2) Except as provided in
				  paragraph (3) of this subdivision, a statement from a licensed physician,
				  physician assistant, optometrist, ophthalmologist, optician, nurse practitioner
				  or registered nurse must be on a letterhead or prescription blank imprinted
				  with the name, address and title of the authorized person making the
				  certification, or on a form furnished by the commissioner, and such statement
				  shall identify the patient, indicate whether test results were obtained with or
				  without corrective lenses, and include the date of test, signature and license
				  number of person authorized to certify the statement and affirm that the
				  individual has met the minimum visual acuity of 20/40 (Snellen) in either or
				  both eyes. No statement will be acceptable if the date of the examination is
				  more than six months or more than one year, as determined by the health care
				  professional defined herein, prior to the date of submission of the statement
				  to the commissioner.
(3) Staff of
				  an organization deputized by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to
				  paragraph (1) of this subdivision, or a pharmacist or a pharmacist's supervised
				  staff must report results of vision tests through an electronic registry
				  established by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Any other party authorized to
				  conduct a test pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subdivision may, but is not
				  required to, use such registry for the reporting of results in lieu of filing a
				  paper report as specified in such paragraph.
(4) The commissioner may immediately withdraw
				  the deputization of an organization authorized to conduct a test pursuant to
				  paragraph (1) of this subdivision upon a finding that there are reasonable
				  grounds to believe that such organization, or staff of such organization, are
				  conducting such tests in a manner inconsistent with the training and standards
				  established by the commissioner for the administration of such tests.