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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.28.05.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="28" chapter_num="05" heading="Reinstatement of Expired License.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Otherwise meets the renewal requirements set forth in Health Occupations Article, §11-308, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Pays to the Board the fee for the same number of renewal cycles lapsed plus $50.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>