2013 Maryland Code
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
§ 11-307 - Scope of license

§11-307.

A license authorizes the licensee to practice optometry while the license is effective.

§ 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.