New York Consolidated Laws, Education Law - EDN § 8513. Special provisions

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.