Section 11-307.1 - Limited license(a) An applicant for a limited license shall : (1) Submit to the Board: (i) An application on the form the Board requires; and(ii) A written confirmation of participation from the institution in which the applicant intends to participate in a postgraduate teaching, research, or training program; and(2) Submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 11-302.1 of this subtitle.(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; (3) Pays to the Board the limited license renewal fee set by the Board; and(4) Submits to the Board satisfactory evidence of having completed a criminal history records check in accordance with § 11-302.1 of this subtitle.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 815,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 814,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.