2006 Kansas Code - 74-5810a

      74-5810a.   Board of examiners; fees established by rules and regulations; limitations. (a) The Kansas board of examiners in fitting and dispensing of hearing aids is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations fixing the amount of fees for the following items and to charge and collect the amounts so fixed subject to the following limitations:

License application--not more than.................$150

Temporary license--not more than.................$150

Temporary license renewal--not more than.................$150

Certificate of registration or endorsement--not more than.................$150

Certificate of registration or endorsement renewal--not more than.................$150

Certificate of registration or endorsement late renewal--not more than.................$200

Certificate of registration or endorsement extended late renewal--not more than.................$300

Examination (written)--not more than.................$50

Examination (practical, each section)--not more than.................$35

State licensure verification--not more than.................$25

Replacement of certificate or license--not more than.................$25

Change of sponsor--not more than.................$25

Insufficient funds--not more than.................$35

      (b)   Whenever the board shall determine that the total amount of revenue derived from the fees collected pursuant to this section is insufficient to carry out the purposes for which such fees are collected, the board may amend such rules and regulations to increase the amount of the fee, except that the amount of the fee for any item shall not exceed the maximum amount authorized by this section. Whenever the amount of fees collected pursuant to this section provides revenue in excess of the amount necessary to carry out the purposes for which such fees are collected, it shall be the duty of the board to decrease the amount of the fee for one or more of the items listed in this subsection by amending the rules and regulations which fix such fees.

      (c)   Fees charged by the board on the day preceding the effective date of this act shall continue in effect until rules and regulations are adopted by the board fixing a different amount. Fees authorized to be charged for any item specified in subsection (a) for the first time under this act shall not be charged until the amount of such fee is fixed by the board by rules and regulations.

      (d)   Fees paid under this section are not refundable.

      History:   L. 1980, ch. 243, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 75, § 1; July 1.