7.   To be eligible for licensure as a recreational therapist, an applicant shall:

   a.   be at least 18 years of age;
 
   b.   be of good moral character;
 
   c.   submit to the board evidence of having successfully completed a bachelor level program or higher in recreational therapy or therapeutic recreation, or a bachelor level program or higher in a related field which includes courses pertaining to recreational therapy or therapeutic recreation as required for certification by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification; and
 
   d.   submit to the board evidence of having successfully completed all certification requirements for, and maintained certification as, a certified therapeutic recreational specialist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.
 
   L.2019, c.467, s.7.