N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 12 § 50.11
The owner of any laser installation or mobile laser shall designate a laser safety officer who shall establish and administer a laser radiation safety program which is in compliance with this Part (rule). The laser safety officer for a high-intensity mobile laser may be the certified operator of such laser. The laser safety officer for one or more low-intensity lasers at a given site or location may be a certified mobile laser operator (Class A). When a laser safety officer does not personally supervise the safety aspects of laser operation, he may designate another individual, who has been sufficiently instructed and trained by the laser safety officer in appropriate safety techniques, to personally supervise the operation of a laser. The laser safety officer or any individual he designates to supervise the safety aspects of laser operation may also operate laser equipment subject to the other applicable provisions of this Part (rule).
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 § 50.11