(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.