An applicant may fulfill the examination requirement by submitting evidence of having successfully completed the examination of the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists, or any other examination which the department determines to be the equivalent in terms of content, scoring, administration, security and other comparable factors which affect the validity or integrity of the examination.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 §§ 79-2.2