Section 8513. Special provisions

A  person  shall  be  licensed  without
  examination provided that, within one year of the effective date of this
  article, the individual:
    1.  files  an  application  and  pays  the  appropriate  fees  to  the
  department; and
    2.  (a) is certified by a national certifying or accrediting board for
  respiratory therapy technicians acceptable to the department, or
    (b) has practiced as a respiratory therapy technician in  a  hospital,
  as  defined  in  article  twenty-eight  of the public health law, in the
  state for not less than two years within the last five years, 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 therapy technician for at least one year in such hospital.