Md. Code Regs. 10.28.08.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 18, September 6, 2024

Section 10.28.08.02 - Application

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.

Md. Code Regs. 10.28.08.02

Regulation .02 amended effective August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1318)
Regulation .02B amended effective October 19, 2009 (36:21 Md. R. 1591)