Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Licensing
Section 11-307.1 - Limited License

(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.