ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 142

(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.

(2)     The required driver's training course:

(i) Shall consist of at least 20 hours; and

(ii) May vary based on an applicant's previous driving experience or
the driver trainer's recommendation.

(3)     If the ophthalmologist or optometrist recommends that the applicant
use a bioptic telescopic lens while driving, the Administration may require additional
driver's training using the bioptic telescopic lens.

(e)     (1) A license granted under this section:

(i) Shall be endorsed "outside mirrors each side";

(ii) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, shall be endorsed
"daylight driving only"; and

(iii) May be subject to additional restrictions imposed by the
Administration, based on recommendations of the applicant's ophthalmologist or
optometrist, or any other evaluation that the Administration determines appropriate.

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