# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 28 — Board of Examiners in Optometry

### Chapter 05 — Inactive Status and Reinstatement of Expired Licenses

#### Regulation .03 Reinstatement of Expired License.

*COMAR 10.28.05.03*

A. Any optometrist whose license has been expired for less than 5 years and who has not been put on inactive status may apply for reinstatement of their license. The Board may reinstate the license if the optometrist:

  (1) Submits to the Board satisfactory proof of having subsequently met the continuing education requirements required of a practitioner on active status during the period the license was expired, not to exceed 125 hours;

  (2) Otherwise meets the renewal requirements set forth in Health Occupations Article, §11-308, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

  (3) Pays to the Board the fee for the same number of renewal cycles lapsed plus $50.

B. The Board may reinstate the license of any optometrist whose license has been expired for 5 years or more and who has not been put on inactive status, or practiced optometry, only if the optometrist passes an examination recognized by the Board.