§11–307.1.

    (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.