Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 28 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY
Chapter 10.28.08 - Partial Waiver of Examination
Section 10.28.08.02 - Application
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.28.08.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. An applicant for licensure under these regulations:
(1) Shall
complete an application;
(2) Shall
pay the fee required by COMAR 10.28.07; and
(3) Shall submit proof that the applicant
meets the requirements of Health Occupations Article, §11-305, Annotated
Code of Maryland.
B. An applicant shall submit the following documentation with the application:
(1) Copy of a current license from another
state;
(2) An affidavit from the
other state licensing board attesting that the applicant became licensed in the
other state by passing an examination approved by the board of optometry in
that state;
(3) An affidavit from a
colleague, employer, or other source approved by the Board attesting that the
applicant has:
(a) Engaged in active practice
immediately before applying for licensure under this chapter; or
(b) Was a teaching optometrist, a military
optometrist, a supervisor or administrative optometrist, or a researcher in
optometry for 3 years immediately before applying for licensure under this
chapter;
(4) An
affidavit from the other state licensing board attesting that the applicant has
met the continuing education requirements for the state in which the applicant
has been practicing;
(5) Proof of
the equivalent of 3 years of continuing education hours as required of
optometrists in Maryland in courses approved by the Board if the other state
does not require continuing education hours; and
(6) Documentation approved by the Board that
at the time the applicant was licensed in the other state, the applicant met
the educational standards then required to sit for the Maryland licensure
examination.
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