(a) The board shall publish, in a manner the board deems appropriate, fees for all of the following purposes:
(1) Application for examination.
(2) Initial licensing.
(3) Renewal of licensure.
(4) Late payment for renewal (monthly penalty).
(5) Registration of speech-language pathology assistants and audiology assistants.
(6) Late payment fees.
(b) A qualified applicant for licensing who has successfully passed the examination prescribed by the board and has paid the application, examination, and, if necessary, the reexamination fees, shall be licensed by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, or both. The application fee, examination fee, reexamination fee, licensing fee, late payment fees, and the annual renewal fee shall be in an amount fixed by the board. Fees may not be refunded to applicants or licensees under any circumstances.
(c) A qualified applicant for registration as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant who has paid the registration fee prescribed by the board shall be registered by the board as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant. The registration fee and the annual renewal fee shall be in an amount that is one half of the registration fee and annual renewal fee required of speech pathologists and audiologists respectively. Fees may not be refunded to applicants or registrants under any circumstances.
(d) The fee for issuance of a license issued to replace one that is lost, destroyed, mutilated, or revoked shall be fifteen dollars ($15), and the fee shall accompany the application for a replacement license.
Last modified: May 3, 2021