(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. (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. 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.
Maryland Legal Code