Sec. 505.203. FEES. (a) The board by rule shall set fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter. The board shall set fees for the issuance or renewal of a license under this chapter in amounts designed to allow the department and the board to recover from the license holders all of the direct and indirect costs to the department and to the board in administering and enforcing this chapter.
(b) The board may not set a fee that existed on September 1, 1993, in an amount that is less than the amount of that fee on that date.
(c) The board shall set:
(1) the renewal fee for a license or order of recognition of specialty expired for 90 days or less in an amount that is 1-1/4 times the amount of the renewal fee for an unexpired license or order; and
(2) the renewal fee for a license or order of recognition of specialty expired for more than 90 days but less than one year in an amount that is 1-1/2 times the amount of the renewal fee for an unexpired license or order.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.120, eff. April 2, 2015.
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