Section 8356. Special provisions

A  person  shall  be  certified  without
  examination provided that, within three years from the effective date of
  regulations implementing the provisions of this article, the individual:
    1.  files  an  application  and  pays  the  appropriate  fees  to  the
  department; and
    2.  meets  the  requirements  of  subdivisions two and five of section
  eight thousand three hundred fifty-five  of  this  article  and  who  in
  addition:
    (a)  has  been actively engaged in the profession of athletic training
  for a minimum of four years during the seven years immediately preceding
  the effective date of this article; or
    (b) is certified by a United States certifying body acceptable to  the
  department.