N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 19, § 938.6
An appeal of a denial of an application for exemption to a judicial hearing officer, pursuant to section 941.18 of this Title, is available only to a client filer who submitted an application under section 938.4(a) of this Part. A client filer who submitted an application under section 938.4(b) of this Part is not entitled to such an appeal.