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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 463
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(1) Apply to the Administration for a corrected license without the vision
restriction; or
(2) Until the time of a license renewal or issuance of a corrected license,
carry written certification from a licensed ophthalmologist OR OPTOMETRIST that the
individual meets the vision requirements for an unrestricted license under this
section.
16-110.3.
(a) The Administration may only issue a restricted Class C noncommercial
driver's license to an applicant who does not otherwise meet the vision standards
under § 16-110.1 of this subtitle but:
(1) Has simultaneously:
(i) A visual acuity of [less] WORSE than 20/70, but no worse than
20/100, in one or both eyes AS DETERMINED BY THE ADMINISTRATION IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD; and
(ii) A continuous field of vision of at least 110 degrees and with at
least 35 degrees lateral to the midline of each side; and
(2) Is recommended for consideration for licensure by the applicant's
licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist in accordance with subsection (b) of this
section and regulations of the Administration concerning limited vision licenses.
(b) The ophthalmologist's or optometrist's recommendation for an applicant
seeking a license under this section shall be based on the best standard spectacle or
contact lens correction in the applicant's better eye.
(c) (1) The Administration shall refer any application for a license under
this section to the Medical Advisory Board appointed under § 16-118 of this subtitle
for review.
(2) Unless the Medical Advisory Board determines that it can make a
favorable recommendation to the Administration based on the record before it, the
Board shall offer the applicant an opportunity to appear before the Board to present
medical information pertinent to the Board's review.
(3) An applicant who chooses to appear before the Medical Advisory
Board may be accompanied by the applicant's ophthalmologist or optometrist or by
any other individual to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent medical
information to the Board.
(4) An appearance before the Medical Advisory Board is not a matter
subject to the contested case provisions under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State
Government Article.
(d) (1) An applicant seeking a license under this section shall successfully
complete a driver's training course in accordance with regulations of the
Administration.
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