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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 10.28.08.02" title_num="10" subtitle_num="28" chapter_num="08" heading="Application.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant for licensure under this chapter shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Complete and submit to the Board an application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pay the application fee required by COMAR 10.28.07.02; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Submit proof that the applicant meets the requirements of Health Occupations Article, §11-305, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An applicant shall submit the following documentation with the application:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A copy of a current license from another state;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An affidavit from a colleague, employer, or other source approved by the Board attesting that the applicant has:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Engaged in active practice immediately before applying for licensure under this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>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;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>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; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>