Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 11-307.1
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2019
(a) An applicant for a limited license shall submit to the Board: (1) An application on the form the Board requires; and (2) A written confirmation of participation from the institution in which the applicant intends to participate in a postgraduate teaching, research, or training program.
(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.
(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.
(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; and (3) Pays to the Board the limited license renewal fee set by the Board.
(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.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.