Maryland Health Occupations Section 11-307.1

      (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.

      (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.