Bill Text: NY A03196 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Requires optical stores which engage in the sale of prescription eye glasses or contact lenses to be registered with the education department; requires such stores to be under the direct supervision of a physician, ophthalmic dispenser or optometrist; directs department of education to promulgate rules and regulations necessary therefor; requires all optical stores to conspicuously display registration; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-30 - print number 3196b [A03196 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A03196-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Requires optical stores which engage in the sale of prescription eye glasses or contact lenses to be registered with the education department; requires such stores to be under the direct supervision of a physician, ophthalmic dispenser or optometrist; directs department of education to promulgate rules and regulations necessary therefor; requires all optical stores to conspicuously display registration; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-30 - print number 3196b [A03196 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A03196-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3196 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, CLARK, CYMBROWITZ, HOOPER, MAYERSOHN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MILLMAN, ORTIZ, PERRY, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to registering and oper- ating optical stores THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 144-A 2 to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 144-A 4 OPTICAL STORES 5 SECTION 7130. OPTICAL STORES. 6 S 7130. OPTICAL STORES. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION 7 SHALL ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF PRESCRIPTION EYE GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES, 8 UNLESS THE ESTABLISHMENT AT WHICH OR THROUGH WHICH SUCH SALE IS EXECUTED 9 IS REGISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS AN OPTICAL STORE. 10 2. A. OBTAINING A REGISTRATION. AN OPTICAL STORE SHALL BE REGISTERED 11 AS FOLLOWS: 12 (1) THE APPLICATION SHALL BE MADE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPART- 13 MENT. 14 (2) THE APPLICATION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FEE OF ONE HUNDRED 15 EIGHTY DOLLARS; PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED 16 LIABILITY CORPORATIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO SUCH FEE. 17 (3) A SEPARATE REGISTRATION SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR EACH SEPARATE 18 LOCATION AT WHICH EYE GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES ARE SOLD. 19 B. RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION. ALL REGISTERED OPTICAL STORE'S REGISTRA- 20 TIONS SHALL BE RENEWED TRIENNIALLY. THE REGISTRATION RENEWAL APPLICATION 21 SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FEE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. SUCH RENEWAL SHALL 22 INCLUDE THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE 23 DEPARTMENT, PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, ATTESTING TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05357-01-1 A. 3196 2 1 THE ADEQUACY OF THE FACILITY AND SUCH OTHER STANDARDS DEEMED APPROPRIATE 2 BY THE DEPARTMENT. 3 C. DISPLAY OF REGISTRATION. THE REGISTRATION SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY 4 DISPLAYED AT ALL TIMES IN THE REGISTERED OPTICAL STORE. THE NAME AND 5 ADDRESS OF THE OWNER OF A REGISTERED OPTICAL STORE SHALL BE CONSPICUOUS- 6 LY DISPLAYED UPON THE EXTERIOR OF SUCH ESTABLISHMENT. THE NAME SO 7 DISPLAYED SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF OWNERSHIP OF SUCH REGISTERED 8 OPTICAL STORE BY SUCH PERSON. THE OPTICAL STORE REGISTRATION SHALL ALSO 9 BEAR THE NAME OF THE LICENSED OPHTHALMIC DISPENSER, OPTOMETRIST OR 10 PHYSICIAN HAVING DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE REGISTERED OPTICAL STORE. IN 11 THE EVENT THAT SUCH LICENSED OPHTHALMIC DISPENSER, OPTOMETRIST OR PHYSI- 12 CIAN SHALL NO LONGER HAVE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE REGISTERED OPTICAL 13 STORE, THE OWNER SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF SUCH FACT AND THE NAME 14 OF THE LICENSED OPHTHALMIC DISPENSER, OPTOMETRIST OR PHYSICIAN REPLACING 15 THE OPHTHALMIC DISPENSER, OPTOMETRIST OR PHYSICIAN NAMED ON THE LICENSE 16 AND SHALL APPLY FOR AN AMENDED REGISTRATION SHOWING THE CHANGE. THE 17 AMENDED REGISTRATION SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE ORIGINAL REGISTRATION AND 18 DISPLAYED IN THE SAME MANNER. 19 D. CHANGE OF LOCATION. IN THE EVENT THAT THE LOCATION OF A REGISTERED 20 OPTICAL STORE SHALL BE CHANGED, THE OWNER SHALL APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT 21 FOR ENDORSEMENT OF THE REGISTRATION FOR THE NEW LOCATION. THE FEE FOR 22 SUCH ENDORSEMENT SHALL BE AS IS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, UNLESS IT 23 APPEARS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT THE CHANGE IN 24 LOCATION IS OF A TEMPORARY NATURE DUE TO FIRE, FLOOD OR OTHER DISASTER. 25 E. CONDUCT OF A REGISTERED OPTICAL STORE. EVERY OWNER OF A REGISTERED 26 OPTICAL STORE OR EVERY OPHTHALMIC DISPENSER, OPTOMETRIST OR PHYSICIAN IN 27 CHARGE OF A REGISTERED OPTICAL STORE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPER 28 CONDUCT OF THE REGISTERED OPTICAL STORE AND CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS 29 OF THIS ARTICLE. EVERY REGISTERED OPTICAL STORE SHALL BE UNDER THE 30 DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED OPHTHALMIC DISPENSER, OPTOMETRIST OR 31 PHYSICIAN AT ALL HOURS WHEN OPEN. NO OPHTHALMIC DISPENSER, OPTOMETRIST 32 OR PHYSICIAN SHALL HAVE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF MORE THAN ONE REGISTERED 33 OPTICAL STORE AT THE SAME TIME. 34 3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO FACILITIES 35 DEFINED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND 36 HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH OPERATE AN OPTICAL DISPENSING 37 ESTABLISHMENT PROVIDED THE DISPENSING SERVICES OR PRODUCTS AT THE FACIL- 38 ITIES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN-PATIENTS OR OUT-PA- 39 TIENTS AT SUCH FACILITIES. SUCH FACILITIES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE 40 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, IF THEY RENDER RETAIL OR WHOLESALE DISPENS- 41 ING SERVICES OR PRODUCTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 42 4. INSPECTION. THE DEPARTMENT, AND ITS EMPLOYEES DESIGNATED BY THE 43 COMMISSIONER, SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENTER A REGISTERED OPTICAL STORE 44 AND INSPECT, AT REASONABLE TIMES, SUCH ESTABLISHMENT AND ALL RECORDS 45 REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE, PERTINENT EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED FACILITIES, 46 MATERIALS, AND OTHER ITEMS RELEVANT TO THE OPERATION OF SUCH STORE. 47 5. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION. AN OPTICAL STORE REGISTRATION MAY BE 48 REVOKED, SUSPENDED OR SUBJECT TO SUCH OTHER DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS IN 49 ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THIS 50 TITLE. THE OWNER OF SUCH OPTICAL STORE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY FINES OR 51 FINANCIAL PENALTIES LEVIED AS THE RESULT OF SUCH DISCIPLINARY 52 PROCEEDINGS. A SUPERVISING PROFESSIONAL SHALL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO DISCI- 53 PLINARY PROCEEDINGS FOR FAILURE TO EXERCISE THE SUPERVISION REQUIRED BY 54 THIS SECTION. SUCH DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY 55 OFFICES OF PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE OR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT, AS 56 APPROPRIATE. A. 3196 3 1 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 2 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, any rules and regu- 3 lations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effec- 4 tive date are authorized to be made on or before such date.