RS 1321 - Fees; license, certification, renewal, delinquent
A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, the license fee and the renewal fee, shall be as follows:
| (a) Clinical laboratory scientist (all categories) | $ 50.00 |
| (b) Cytotechnologist | $ 50.00 |
| (c) Laboratory assistant | $ 25.00 |
(2) Except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, the phlebotomist certification fee, which includes the certification examination and the renewal fee, shall be twenty-five dollars.
(3) Fees collected by the board for licensure or certification and renewal to practice clinical laboratory science for calendar year 1997 and each year thereafter shall be fixed by the board upon the recommendation of the committee by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, not to exceed the amounts established in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection.
B. A delinquent fee of not more than fifty dollars, in addition to the renewal fee, shall be collected if a license or certificate is not renewed by February first of each year.
C. The fee for issuing a duplicate license or certificate shall not exceed ten dollars.
D. An individual whose license or certificate has lapsed and who has not been actively engaged in the practice of clinical laboratory science for not more than seven years may have his license or certificate reinstated upon payment of the renewal fee and the delinquent fee and submission of evidence satisfactory to the board that he has fulfilled continuing education requirements as promulgated by the board upon recommendation of the committee.
Acts 1993, No. 396, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1993.