2005 Minnesota Statutes

     148C.12 Fees. 

    Subdivision 1.    Application fee.  The application fee 
 is $295.  

    Subd. 2.    Biennial renewal fee.  The license renewal 
 fee is $295.  If the board establishes the renewal schedule and 
 the expiration date is less than two years, the fee must be 
 prorated.  

    Subd. 3.    Temporary permit fee.  The initial fee for 
 applicants under section 148C.04, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), 
 is $100.  The fee for annual renewal of a temporary permit is 
 $150, but when the first expiration date occurs in less or more 
 than one year, the fee must be prorated. 

    Subd. 4. Repealed, 2005 c 147 art 5 s 26 

    Subd. 5.    Inactive renewal fee.  The inactive renewal 
 fee is $150.  

    Subd. 6.    Late fee.  The late fee is 25 percent of the 
 biennial renewal fee, the inactive renewal fee, or the annual 
 fee for renewal of temporary practice status.  

    Subd. 7.    Fee to renew after expiration of license.  
 The fee for renewal of a license that has expired for less than 
 two years is the total of the biennial renewal fee, the late 
 fee, and a fee of $100 for review and approval of the continuing 
 education report.  

    Subd. 8.    Fee for license verifications.  The fee for 
 license verification to institutions and other jurisdictions is 
 $25.  

    Subd. 9.    Surcharge fee.  Notwithstanding section 
 16A.1285, subdivision 2, a surcharge of $99 shall be paid at the 
 time of initial application for or renewal of an alcohol and 
 drug counselor license until June 30, 2013.  

    Subd. 10.    Nonrefundable fees.  All fees are 
 nonrefundable. 

    Subd. 11.    Penalty fees.  (a) The penalty fee for 
 practicing alcohol and drug counseling without a current license 
 after the credential has expired and before it is renewed is the 
 amount of the license renewal fee for any part of the first 
 month, plus the license renewal fee for any part of any 
 subsequent month up to 36 months. 

    (b) The penalty fee for applicants who engage in the 
 unauthorized practice of alcohol and drug counseling before 
 being issued a license is the amount of the license application 
 fee for any part of the first month, plus the license 
 application fee for any part of any subsequent month up to 36 
 months.  This paragraph does not apply to applicants not 
 qualifying for a license who engage in the unauthorized practice 
 of alcohol and drug counseling. 

    (c) The penalty fee for failing to submit a continuing 
 education report by the due date with the correct number or type 
 of hours in the correct time period is $100 plus $20 for each 
 missing clock hour.  The licensee must obtain the correct number 
 of continuing education hours by the next reporting due date. 

    (d) Civil penalties and discipline incurred by licensees 
 prior to August 1, 2005, for conduct described in paragraph (a), 
 (b), or (c) shall be recorded as nondisciplinary penalty fees.  
 For conduct described in paragraph (a) or (b) occurring after 
 August 1, 2005, and exceeding 12 months, payment of a penalty 
 fee does not preclude any disciplinary action reasonably 
 justified by the individual case. 

    HIST: 1Sp2003 c 14 art 5 s 29; art 7 s 53; 2004 c 279 art 6 s 
 6,7; 2003 c 118 s 28; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 9; 2005 c 147 art 5 s 
 22; art 9 s 3