21 NCAC 61 .0204             FEES

(a)  Fees are as follows:

(1)           For an initial application, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);

(2)           For issuance of an active license, a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00);

(3)           For the renewal of an active license, a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00);

(4)           For the late renewal of any license, an additional late fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00);

(5)           For a license with a provisional or temporary endorsement, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);

(6)           For official verification of license status, a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00); and

(7)           For approval of continuing education credit, twenty dollars ($20.00) per hour with a maximum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per application for providers of continuing education programs applying for Board approval.

(b)  Fees shall be nonrefundable and shall be paid in the form of a credit card or debit card, cashier's check, certified check, or money order made payable to the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board. The Board shall also accept personal checks and debit or credit cards for payment of the fees set forth in Subparagraphs (a)(3), (a)(4), and (a)(6) of this Rule.

(c)  In the event the Board's authority to expend funds is suspended pursuant to G.S. 93B-2(d), the Board shall continue to issue and renew licenses and all fees tendered shall be placed in an escrow account maintained by the Board for this purpose. Once the Board's authority is restored, the funds shall be moved from the escrow account into the general operating account.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-652(2); 90-652(9); 90-660; 93B-2(d);

Temporary Adoption Eff. October 15, 2001;

Eff. August 1, 2002;

Amended Eff. December 1, 2010: March 1, 2008; March 1, 2004;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 22, 2015;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2026; June 1, 2019.