Section 11-307.1 - Limited license. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-307.1. Limited license.
 

(a)  Requirements.- 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. 

(b)  Waiver of examination requirements.- 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)  Scope of license.- 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)  Renewal.- 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. 
 

[1991, ch. 91.]