N.Y. EDN Law § 8411

§ 8411. Special provisions. 1. This section shall apply to all\nprofessions licensed pursuant to this article, unless otherwise\nprovided.\n 2. Any nonexempt person practicing a profession to be licensed\npursuant to this article shall apply for a license of said profession\nwithin one year of the effective date of the specified profession.\n (a) If such person does not meet the requirements for a license\nestablished within this article, such person may meet alternative\ncriteria determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent\nof such criteria.\n (b) If such person meets the requirements for a license established\nwithin this article, except for examination, and has been certified or\nregistered by a national certifying or registering body having\ncertification or registration standards acceptable to the commissioner,\nthe department shall license without examination.\n (c) If such person meets the requirements for a license established\nwithin this article, except for examination, and there exists no\nnational certifying or registering body having certification or\nregistration standards acceptable to the commissioner, the department\nshall license without examination if the applicant submits evidence\nsatisfactory to the department of having been engaged in the practice of\nthe specified profession for at least five of the immediately preceding\neight years.\n 3. Any person licensed pursuant to this article may use accepted\nclassifications of signs, symptoms, dysfunctions and disorders, as\napproved in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department,\nin the practice of such licensed profession.\n