SECTION 140.252. Fees

(a) The permit fees are as follows:

(1) $100 for a two-year term for an optician who has registered with the department under the Opticians' Registry Act, Occupations Code, Chapter 352;

(2) $150 for a two-year term for an optician who has not registered with the department under the Opticians' Registry Act, Occupations Code, Chapter 352;

(3) $50 for a two-year term for a retired optician providing voluntary charity care who has registered with the department under the Opticians' Registry Act, Occupations Code, Chapter 352;

(4) $75 for a two-year term for a retired optician who has not registered with the department under the Opticians' Registry Act, Occupations Code, Chapter 352; and

(5) $600 for a two-year term for a business entity.

(b) 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.

(c) 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 §140.252 adopted to be effective December 2, 2007, 32 TexReg 8518