North Carolina HB 1237: Raise Ceiling/Dental Examiners' Fees.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2003
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1237

Short Title: Raise Ceiling/Dental Examiners' Fees. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives G. Allen and Miner (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Finance.
April 24, 2003

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FEES THAT THE NORTH CAROLINA 2
STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS MAY ASSESS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 90-39 reads as rewritten: 5
"§ 90-39. Fees. 6
In order to provide the means of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this 7
Article and the duties devolving upon the North Carolina State Board of Dental 8
Examiners, it is authorized to charge and collect fees established by its rules not 9
exceeding the following: 10
(1) Each application for general dentistry examination .......... $500.00 $1,200 11
(2) Each general dentistry license renewal, which fee shall be annually fixed 12
by the Board and not later than November 30 of each year it shall give 13
written notice of the amount of the renewal fee to each dentist licensed to 14
practice in this State by mailing such notice to the last address of record 15
with the Board of each such dentist..................................... 140.00 600.00 16
(2a) Penalty for late renewal of any license or permit .................. 50.00 100.00 17
(3) Each provisional license ...................................................... 150.00 300.00 18
(4) Each intern permit or renewal thereof ................................. 150.00 500.00 19
(5) Each certificate of license to a resident dentist desiring to change to 20
another state or territory......................................................... 30.00 75.00 21
(6) Repealed by Session Laws 1995, (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 584, s. 1. 22
(7) Each license to resume the practice issued to a dentist who has retired from 23
and returned to this State ..................................................... 300.00 500.00 24
(8) Each instructor's license or renewal thereof ........................ 140.00 500.00 25
(9) With each renewal of a dentistry license, an annual fee to help fund special 26
peer review organizations for impaired dentists.................... 50.00 100.00 27
(10) Each duplicate of any license, permit, or certificate issued by the Board 28
............................................................................................... 25.00 75.00 29

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2003
Page 2 House Bill 1237-First Edition
(11) Each office inspection for general anesthesia and parenteral sedation 1
permits ................................................................................. 350.00 750.00 2
(12) Each general anesthesia and parenteral sedation permit application or 3
renewal of permit ................................................................... 50.00 100.00 4
(13) Each application for license by credentials ...................... 2,000.00 3,000 5
(14) Each application for limited volunteer dental license ......... 100.00 200.00 6
(15) Each limited volunteer dental license annual renewal .......... 25.00 50.00." 7
SECTION 2. G.S. 90-232 reads as rewritten: 8
"§ 90-232. Fees. 9
In order to provide the means of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this 10
Article and the duties devolving upon the North Carolina State Board of Dental 11
Examiners, it is authorized to charge and collect fees established by its rules not 12
exceeding the following: 13
(1) Each applicant for examination ........................................ $125.00 $350.00 14
(2) Each renewal certificate, which fee shall be annually fixed by the Board 15
and not later than November 30 of each year it shall give written notice of 16
the amount of the renewal fee to each dental hygienist licensed to practice 17
in this State by mailing such notice to the last address of record with the 18
Board of each such dental hygienist ...................................... 60.00 250.00 19
(3) Each restoration of license..................................................... 60.00 150.00 20
(4) Each provisional license ........................................................ 60.00 150.00 21
(5) Each certificate of license to a resident dental hygienist desiring to change 22
to another state or territory .................................................... 25.00 50.00 23
(6) Annual fee to be paid upon license renewal to assist in funding programs 24
for impaired dental hygienists ............................................... 40.00 80.00 25
(7) Each license by credentials ............................................... 1,000.00 1,500. 26
In no event may the annual fee imposed on dental hygienists to fund the impaired dental 27
hygienists program exceed the annual fee imposed on dentists to fund the impaired 28
dentist program. All fees shall be payable in advance to the Board and shall be disposed 29
of by the Board in the discharge of its duties under this Article." 30
SECTION 3. This act is effective whe