N.Y. Education Law § 8853: Special provisions; eligibility

§ 8853. Special provisions; eligibility. An individual who meets the

requirements for a license as a licensed pathologists' assistant except

for examination and education and who has been performing the duties of

a pathologists' assistant for two of the five years prior to the

effective date of this article may be licensed without meeting

additional requirements, provided that such individual submits an

application to the department within two years of the effective date of

this article. For this purpose, the applicant's supervising physicians

must attest to the applicant's experience and competence.