36-20B-25. Issuance of certificate without reciprocity--Requirements. The board shall issue a certificate to an applicant who does not qualify for reciprocity under the substantial equivalency standard provided in this chapter but who holds a certificate, license, or permit issued by another state upon a showing that:
(1) The applicant passed the examination required for issuance of the applicant's certificate with grades that would have been passing grades at the time in this state;
(2) The applicant had four years of experience of the type described in this chapter or meets equivalent requirements prescribed by the board, by rule promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, after passing the examination upon which the applicant's certificate was based and within the ten years immediately preceding the application; and
(3) The applicant has fulfilled the requirements of continuing professional education that would have been applicable under subdivision (2) if the applicant's certificate, license, or permit was issued more than four years prior to the application for issuance of an initial certificate under this chapter.Source: SL 2002, ch 179, § 26.