1. (a) An applicant for a limited license shall:

   1. (1) Submit to the Board:

      1. (i) An application on the form the Board requires; and
      2. (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. (2) Submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 11-302.1 of this subtitle.

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

   1. (1) Is qualified for a postgraduate teaching, research, or training position;
   2. (2) Is applying to participate in a postgraduate teaching, research, or training program approved by the Board under this subsection;
   3. (3) Is eligible to sit for the Maryland licensure examination;
   4. (4) Is licensed, at the time of application, to practice optometry in another state; and
   5. (5) Pays the fee set by the Board.

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

   1. (1) At the institution that has been approved by the Board and is designated on the individual's license;
   2. (2) At other institutions that are affiliated with the designated institution; and
   3. (3) On the patients of the designated institution or its affiliates.

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

   1. (1) Otherwise meets the requirements of this section;
   2. (2) Submits a renewal application to the Board on the form that the Board requires;
   3. (3) Pays to the Board the limited license renewal fee set by the Board; and
   4. (4) Submits to the Board satisfactory evidence of having completed a criminal history records check in accordance with § 11-302.1 of this subtitle.

Added by Acts 1991, c. 91, § 1, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 814, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 815, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.