N.Y. Education Law Section 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 § 8004 (Requirements for certification)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 § 8004 (Requirements for certification)section eight thousand four of this article.

Source: Section 8006 — Special conditions, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/8006 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 3, 2026).

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