N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 10, § 69-7.1
The following medical conditions, when their existence is certified by a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner, justify granting an exemption from the limits on light transmittance found in Vehicle and Traffic Law, section 375(12-a)(b), provided that personal protective measures such as sun protective clothing, sunscreen, or eye protective devices do not offer adequate protection:
Albinism;
chronic actinic dermatitis/actinic reticuloid;
dermatomyositis;
lupus erythematosus;
porphyria;
xeroderma pigmentosum;
severe drug photosensitivity, provided that the course of treatment causing the photosensitivity is expected to be of prolonged duration;
photophobia associated with an ophthalmic or neurological disorder; and
any other condition or disorder causing severe photosensitivity in which the individual is required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun.