(a) An individual who meets the requirements for a license as a licensed perfusionist except for examination, experience and education and who meets the requirements enumerated under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subdivision may be licensed without meeting additional requirements provided that such individual submits an application to the department on or before October 20, 2018:

1. (1) applicants may be licensed if they have been practicing as a perfusionist, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 6630 of the Education Law, for five years in the past 10 years in an inpatient unit that provides cardiac surgery services in a hospital approved by the Department of Health or a substantially equivalent accrediting body acceptable to the State Committee for Perfusion and the department. At least three of such years of experience shall have occurred during the past five years; or
2. (2) applicants who possess certification from a national certification organization acceptable to the State Committee for Perfusion and the department may be licensed if they have been employed as a perfusionist, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 6630 of the Education Law, for three of the past five years.