N.Y. Education Law § 8507: Special provisions

§ 8507. Special provisions. A person shall be licensed without

examination provided that, within one year of the effective date of this

article, the individuals:

1. files an application and pays the appropriate fees to the

department; and

2. (a) is registered by a national certifying or accrediting board for

respiratory therapy acceptable to the department, or

(b) has practiced respiratory therapy in a hospital, as defined in

article twenty-eight of the public health law, in the state for not less

than three years within the last five years prior to the effective date

of this article, or

(c) has met the educational standards of a hospital, as defined in

article twenty-eight of the public health law, or, in the case of a

hospital operated by a public benefit corporation, has met the

educational standards of such corporation, and has practiced as a

respiratory therapist for at least one year in such hospital.