New York Laws
Article 164 - Respiratory Therapists and Respiratory Therapy Technicians
8507 - Special Provisions.

(b) has practiced respiratory therapy in a hospital, as defined in
article twenty-eight of the public health law, in the state for not less
than three years within the last five years prior to the effective date
of this article, 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 therapist for at least one year in such hospital.