N.Y. Education Law § 6742: Special provision

§ 6742. Special provision. 1. Any person who is employed as a

physical therapist assistant in a facility satisfactory to the state

board for a period of not less than two years prior to the effective

date of this article and who does not qualify for certification under

subdivision b of section sixty-seven hundred forty of this article may

be certified as a physical therapist assistant upon successful

completion of an examination approved by the state board of physical

therapy in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.

2. Application for examination for certification pursuant to this

section must be submitted not later than January first, nineteen hundred

eighty-five. The department shall provide a total of three such

examinations. The third examination shall be given not later than April

first, nineteen hundred eighty-five. The fee for examination or

reexamination shall be twenty-five dollars for each examination. Any

person who qualifies for admission to an examination pursuant to this

section may practice as a physical therapist assistant in the course of

his or her employment in a facility satisfactory to the state board

until thirty days after notification of failure to qualify pursuant to

this section.

3. Any person who was employed as a physical therapist assistant for

at least two years prior to April first, nineteen hundred eighty-one,

and who had attained permanent civil service status as a physical

therapist assistant prior to that date, shall be issued written

authorization from the department to continue working in that capacity

without examination. This authorization shall remain in effect until the

person leaves the position in which the civil service status had been

granted.