Verified October 10, 2026 against the practice act, board rules and sources cited below. The board decides every application. All states
What optometrists miss in Maryland
- The application fee is not refunded if the applicant fails to register for the law exam in time.
- Maryland's exam waiver also requires that the applicant has not failed a Maryland board exam in the past five years.
How does an optometrist licensed elsewhere get a Maryland license?
The board may waive its exam for an optometrist licensed by exam elsewhere who practiced actively for the three years before applying and met that state's CE for those years. Teaching, uniformed service, supervisory and research years can count. The board may still require an exam within a year.
- By endorsement
- Practice required: 3 years of active practice immediately preceding
- Board: Maryland Board of Examiners in Optometry
Citation: Md. Code, Health Occ. § 11-305
Which NBEO exams does Maryland require?
Applicants are graduates of an accredited school who passed NBEO Parts I, II and III.
- NBEO: I, II, III
Does Maryland require a law exam?
Every applicant registers with NBEO for the Maryland Online State Law Exam after applying; it is remote and open book.
- Law exam (OSLE)
What scope does a Maryland license carry?
- Tiers: Non-certified, DPA, TPA
Citation: Board CE requirements page
What does a Maryland optometry license cost?
- Fingerprints required
How often does a Maryland license renew?
TPA-certified optometrists document 50 hours, 30 therapeutic, plus current CPR. Only COPE-accredited or board-approved programs count; first renewals add implicit bias training.
- Renews every two years
- 50 CE hours
Licensing in Maryland?
We prepare every supporting document and a question-by-question guide, order your verifications and NBEO scores, and track the file to a decision; you answer, sign, pay the board and sit every exam. A license is $699 per state, or $799 where the state gives its own exam or interview.