8356 - Special provisions.

§ 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.