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REFERENCE TITLE: licensure renewal; fee waiver |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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HB 2473 |
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Introduced by Representatives Kolodin: McGarr; Senator Rogers
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An Act
amending section 32-3272, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the board of behavioral health examiners.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-3272, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-3272. Fees
A. For issuance of a license pursuant to this chapter, including application fees, the board shall establish and charge reasonable fees not to exceed five hundred dollars $500.
B. For renewal of a license pursuant to this chapter, the board shall establish and charge reasonable fees not to exceed five hundred dollars $500. The board shall not increase fees pursuant to this subsection more than twenty-five dollars $25 each year.
C. The board by rule may adopt a fee for applications for approval of educational curricula pursuant to section 32-3253, subsection A, paragraph 14.
D. The board shall establish fees to produce monies that approximate the cost of maintaining the board.
E. The board shall waive the application fee for an independent level license if an applicant has paid the fee for an initial or renewal associate level license in this state and within ninety days after payment of the fee the applicant applies for an independent level license.
F. The board shall waive the renewal fee for an associate level license if the licensee has submitted the renewal application and the licensee's application for independent licensure is pending at the time of renewal.