§ 8006. Special conditions. A person shall be certified without
examination provided that, within three years 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 registered as a dietitian or nutritionist by a national
dietetic or national nutrition association having registration standards
acceptable to the department;

(b) meets the requirements of subparagraph one of paragraph (a) of
subdivision two and subdivision five of section eight thousand four of
this article and has been actively engaged in the provision of nutrition
care services for a minimum of three years during the five years
immediately preceding the effective date of this article; or

(c) meets all the requirements of paragraph (b) of subdivision two and
subdivision five of section eight thousand four of this article.