1. A. An applicant for licensure under this chapter shall:

   1. (1) Complete and submit to the Board an application;
   2. (2) Pay the application fee required by COMAR 10.28.07.02; and
   3. (3) Submit proof that the applicant meets the requirements of Health Occupations Article, §11-305, Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. B. An applicant shall submit the following documentation with the application:

   1. (1) A copy of a current license from another state;
   2. (2) An affidavit from the other state licensing board attesting that the applicant became licensed in the other state by passing an examination approved by the board of optometry in that state;

   3. (3) An affidavit from a colleague, employer, or other source approved by the Board attesting that the applicant has:

      1. (a) Engaged in active practice immediately before applying for licensure under this chapter; or
      2. (b) Was a teaching optometrist, a military optometrist, a supervisor or administrative optometrist, or a researcher in optometry for 3 years immediately before applying for licensure under this chapter;
   4. (4) An affidavit from the other state licensing board attesting that the applicant has met the continuing education requirements for the state in which the applicant has been practicing; and
   5. (5) Proof of the equivalent of 3 years of continuing education hours as required of optometrists in Maryland in courses approved by the Board if the other state does not require continuing education hours.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§11-205 and 11-302—11-308, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 11, 1985 (12:5 Md. R. 483)

Regulation .01 repealed and new Regulation .01 adopted effective August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1318)

Regulation .01A amended effective March 4, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 417)

Regulation .02 amended effective August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1318)

Chapter revised effective March 26, 2007 (34:6 Md. R. 627)

Chapter revised effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 656)