Md. Code, Health Occupations § 11-307.1

§11–307.1.

(a) An applicant for a limited license shall:

(1) Submit to the Board:

(i) An application on the form the Board requires; and

(ii) A written confirmation of participation from the institution in which the applicant intends to participate in a postgraduate teaching, research, or training program; and

(2) Submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 11–302.1 of this subtitle.

(b) The Board may waive the examination requirements of this subtitle and issue a limited license to practice optometry to an individual who:

(1) Is qualified for a postgraduate teaching, research, or training position;

(2) Is applying to participate in a postgraduate teaching, research, or training program approved by the Board under this subsection;

(3) Is eligible to sit for the Maryland licensure examination;

(4) Is licensed, at the time of application, to practice optometry in another state; and

(5) Pays the fee set by the Board.

(c) A limited license authorizes the licensee for 1 year to practice optometry only:

(1) At the institution that has been approved by the Board and is designated on the individual’s license;

(2) At other institutions that are affiliated with the designated institution; and

(3) On the patients of the designated institution or its affiliates.

(d) The Board may renew a limited license once for an additional 1–year term if the holder:

(1) Otherwise meets the requirements of this section;

(2) Submits a renewal application to the Board on the form that the Board requires;

(3) Pays to the Board the limited license renewal fee set by the Board; and

(4) Submits to the Board satisfactory evidence of having completed a criminal history records check in accordance with § 11–302.1 of this subtitle.