§ 6742. Special provision. 1. Any person who is employed as a
physical therapist assistant in a facility satisfactory to the state
board for a period of not less than two years prior to the effective
date of this article and who does not qualify for certification under
subdivision b of section sixty-seven hundred forty of this article may
be certified as a physical therapist assistant upon successful
completion of an examination approved by the state board of physical
therapy in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.

2. Application for examination for certification pursuant to this
section must be submitted not later than January first, nineteen hundred
eighty-five. The department shall provide a total of three such
examinations. The third examination shall be given not later than April
first, nineteen hundred eighty-five. The fee for examination or
reexamination shall be twenty-five dollars for each examination. Any
person who qualifies for admission to an examination pursuant to this
section may practice as a physical therapist assistant in the course of
his or her employment in a facility satisfactory to the state board
until thirty days after notification of failure to qualify pursuant to
this section.

3. Any person who was employed as a physical therapist assistant for
at least two years prior to April first, nineteen hundred eighty-one,
and who had attained permanent civil service status as a physical
therapist assistant prior to that date, shall be issued written
authorization from the department to continue working in that capacity
without examination. This authorization shall remain in effect until the
person leaves the position in which the civil service status had been
granted.