New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter J - COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED
Part 729 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
Section 729.3 - Licensing
Universal Citation: 18 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 729.3
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) The commission is authorized to issue licenses to persons who are:
(1) citizens of the United States;
(2) at least 18 years of age;
(3) blind, as defined in section
729.2 of
this Part;
(4) referred to the
Business Enterprise Program by the commission's Vocational Rehabilitation
Program; and
(5) meet the
requirements for operating a vending facility, as set forth in section
729.5 of this
Part.
(b) Licenses will be issued for an indefinite period of time, subject to revocation and expiration as set forth in this Part.
(c) Licenses are not transferable.
(d) A license expires due to a licensee's:
(1) resignation from the Business Enterprise
Program;
(2) retirement from the
Business Enterprise Program;
(3)
death; or
(4) experiencing
restoration of vision to the extent the licensee is no longer a blind person as
defined in section
729.2 of
this Part. Blindness must be re-certified once every five years by a physician
skilled in diseases of the eye or by an optometrist, whichever the licensee
selects.
(e) A license may be revoked or a licensee placed on probation pursuant to section 729.4 or 729.13 of this Part.
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