(a) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Board shall waive the appropriate examination requirement of this title for an applicant who:

(1) Pays the application fee set by the Board under § 10-304 of this subtitle; and

(2) (i) If applying for an occupational therapist license, was certified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board as an occupational therapist registered (O.T.R.) at any time before July 1, 1979; or

(ii) If applying for an occupational therapy assistant license, was certified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board as a certified occupational therapy assistant (C.O.T.A.) at any time before July 1, 1979.

(b) The Board may grant a waiver of the appropriate examination requirement of this subtitle to an applicant for an occupational therapist license who, on or after July 1, 1979, is certified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board as an occupational therapist registered (O.T.R.), or to an applicant for an occupational therapy assistant license who, on or after July 1, 1979, is certified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board as a certified occupational therapy assistant (C.O.T.A.), only if the applicant:

(1) Pays the application fee set by the Board under § 10-304 of this subtitle; and

(2) Provides adequate evidence that the applicant became certified after meeting requirements that are at least equivalent to the licensing requirements of this State.