§ 11-307.1
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§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.