1997 Minnesota Statutes

     153A.17 Expenses; fees. 

    The expenses for administering the certification 
 requirements including the complaint handling system for hearing 
 aid dispensers in sections 153A.14 and 153A.15 and the consumer 
 information center under section 153A.18 must be paid from 
 initial application and examination fees, renewal fees, 
 penalties, and fines.  All fees are nonrefundable.  The 
 certificate application fee is $165 for audiologists registered 
 under section 148.511 and $490 for all others, the examination 
 fee is $200 for the written portion and $200 for the practical 
 portion each time one or the other is taken, and the trainee 
 application fee is $100.  Notwithstanding the policy set forth 
 in section 16A.1285, subdivision 2, a surcharge of $165 for 
 audiologists registered under section 148.511 and $330 for all 
 others shall be paid at the time of application or renewal until 
 June 30, 2003, to recover the commissioner's accumulated direct 
 expenditures for administering the requirements of this 
 chapter.  The penalty fee for late submission of a renewal 
 application is $200.  All fees, penalties, and fines received 
 must be deposited in the state government special revenue fund.  
 The commissioner may prorate the certification fee for new 
 applicants based on the number of quarters remaining in the 
 annual certification period. 

    HIST: 1988 c 689 art 2 s 59; 1991 c 202 s 12; 1993 c 201 s 5; 
 1995 c 164 s 28; 1997 c 203 art 2 s 18