1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health boards; removing an unnecessary criminal background fee for 
1.3 	certain health boards;amending Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, sections 
1.4 	147.01, subdivision 7; 147A.28; 147B.08, subdivision 4; 147C.40, subdivision 5; 
1.5 	147D.27, subdivision 5; 147F.17, subdivision 1.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 147.01, subdivision 7, is amended 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 7.Physician application and license fees. (a) The board may charge the following 
1.10 	nonrefundable application and license fees processed pursuant to sections 147.02, 147.03, 
1.11 	147.037, 147.0375, and 147.38:
1.12 	(1) physician application fee, $200;
1.13 	(2) physician annual registration renewal fee, $192;
1.14 	(3) physician endorsement to other states, $40;
1.15 	(4) physician emeritus license, $50;
1.16 	(5) physician temporary license, $60;
1.17 	(6) physician late fee, $60;
1.18 	(7) duplicate license fee, $20;
1.19 	(8) certification letter fee, $25;
1.20 	(9) education or training program approval fee, $100;
1.21 	(10) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour;
2.1 	(11) examination administration fee (half day), $50;
2.2 	(12) examination administration fee (full day), $80;
2.3 	(13) fees developed by the Interstate Commission for determining physician qualification 
2.4 	to register and participate in the interstate medical licensure compact, as established in rules 
2.5 	authorized in and pursuant to section 147.38, not to exceed $1,000; and
2.6 	(14) verification fee, $25; and.
2.7 	(15) criminal background check fee, $32.
2.8 	(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to 
2.9 	pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fee must be deposited 
2.10 	in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

2.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 147A.28, is amended to read:
2.12 	147A.28 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT APPLICATION AND LICENSE FEES.
2.13 	(a) The board may charge the following nonrefundable fees:
2.14 	(1) physician assistant application fee, $120;
2.15 	(2) physician assistant annual registration renewal fee (prescribing authority), $135;
2.16 	(3) physician assistant annual registration renewal fee (no prescribing authority), $115;
2.17 	(4) physician assistant temporary registration, $115;
2.18 	(5) physician assistant temporary permit, $60;
2.19 	(6) physician assistant locum tenens permit, $25;
2.20 	(7) physician assistant late fee, $50;
2.21 	(8) duplicate license fee, $20;
2.22 	(9) certification letter fee, $25;
2.23 	(10) education or training program approval fee, $100;
2.24 	(11) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour; and
2.25 	(12) verification fee, $25; and.
2.26 	(13) criminal background check fee, $32.
3.1 	(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to 
3.2 	pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited 
3.3 	in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

3.4 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 147B.08, subdivision 4, is amended 
3.5 	to read:
3.6 		Subd. 4.Acupuncturist application and license fees. (a) The board may charge the 
3.7 	following nonrefundable fees:
3.8 	(1) acupuncturist application fee, $150;
3.9 	(2) acupuncturist annual registration renewal fee, $150;
3.10 	(3) acupuncturist temporary registration fee, $60;
3.11 	(4) acupuncturist inactive status fee, $50;
3.12 	(5) acupuncturist late fee, $50;
3.13 	(6) duplicate license fee, $20;
3.14 	(7) certification letter fee, $25;
3.15 	(8) education or training program approval fee, $100;
3.16 	(9) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour; and
3.17 	(10) verification fee, $25; and.
3.18 	(11) criminal background check fee, $32.
3.19 	(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to 
3.20 	pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited 
3.21 	in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

3.22 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 147C.40, subdivision 5, is amended 
3.23 	to read:
3.24 		Subd. 5.Respiratory therapist application and license fees. (a) The board may charge 
3.25 	the following nonrefundable fees:
3.26 	(1) respiratory therapist application fee, $100;
3.27 	(2) respiratory therapist annual registration renewal fee, $90;
3.28 	(3) respiratory therapist inactive status fee, $50;
4.1 	(4) respiratory therapist temporary registration fee, $90;
4.2 	(5) respiratory therapist temporary permit, $60;
4.3 	(6) respiratory therapist late fee, $50;
4.4 	(7) duplicate license fee, $20;
4.5 	(8) certification letter fee, $25;
4.6 	(9) education or training program approval fee, $100;
4.7 	(10) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour; and
4.8 	(11) verification fee, $25; and.
4.9 	(12) criminal background check fee, $32.
4.10 	(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to 
4.11 	pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited 
4.12 	in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

4.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 147D.27, subdivision 5, is amended 
4.14 	to read:
4.15 		Subd. 5.Additional fees. The board may also charge the following nonrefundable fees:
4.16 	(1) verification fee, $25;
4.17 	(2) certification letter fee, $25;
4.18 	(3) education or training program approval fee, $100;
4.19 	(4) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour; and
4.20 	(5) duplicate license fee, $20; and.
4.21 	(6) criminal background check fee, $32.

4.22 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 147F.17, subdivision 1, is amended 
4.23 	to read:
4.24 		Subdivision 1.Fees. (a) Fees are as follows:
4.25 	(1) license application fee, $200;
4.26 	(2) initial licensure and annual renewal, $150;
4.27 	(3) late fee, $75;
5.1 	(4) genetic counselor certification fee, $25;
5.2 	(5) temporary license fee, $60;
5.3 	(6) duplicate license fee, $20;
5.4 	(7) certification letter fee, $25;
5.5 	(8) education or training program approval fee, $100; and
5.6 	(9) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour billed in quarter-hour increments 
5.7 	with a quarter-hour minimum; and.
5.8 	(10) criminal background check fee, $32.
5.9 	(b) The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited in an account in the state 
5.10 	government special revenue fund.