§ 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.