(a) The schedule of fees is as follows:
  (1) application fee (includes initial registration):
    (A) for a registration issued for a one year term--$50;
and
    (B) for a registration issued for a two year term--$100;
  (2) renewal fee:
    (A) for a registration issued for a one year term--$50;
and
    (B) for a registration issued for a two year term--$100;
  (3) reinstatement fee--$50;
  (4) registration fee for an upgrade (for code enforcement
officers in training)--$20;
  (5) certificate or identification card replacement
fee--$20 each;
  (6) examination fee--the cost of any prescribed exam;
  (7) reexamination fee--the cost of any prescribed exam;
and
  (8) criminal history evaluation letter fee--$50.
(b) All fees are nonrefundable.
(c) All fees shall be submitted in the form of certified
checks for guaranteed funds; money orders; checks from state agencies,
municipalities, counties; or other political subdivisions of the state
made payable to the department.
(d) For all applications and renewal applications,
the department is authorized to collect fees to fund the Office of
Patient Protection, Health Professions Council, as mandated by law.
(e) For all applications and renewal applications,
the department is authorized to collect subscription and convenience
fees, in amounts determined by the Texas Online Authority, to recover
costs associated with application and renewal application processing
through Texas Online.


Source Note: The provisions of this §140.153 adopted to be effective September 16, 2007, 32 TexReg 6158; amended to be effective November 4, 2010, 35 TexReg 9739; amended to be effective April 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 1853