SECTIONS 4970-4974 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 4970-4974

4970. The amount of fees prescribed for licensed acupuncturists
shall be those set forth in this section unless a lower fee is fixed
by the board in accordance with Section 4972:
(a) The application fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75).
(b) The examination and reexamination fees shall be the actual
cost to the Acupuncture Board for the development and writing of,
grading, and administering of each examination.
(c) The initial license fee shall be three hundred twenty-five
dollars ($325), except that if the license will expire less than one
year after its issuance, then the initial license fee shall be an
amount equal to 50 percent of the initial license fee.
(d) The renewal fee shall be three hundred twenty-five dollars
($325) and in the event a lower fee is fixed by the board, shall be
an amount sufficient to support the functions of the board in the
administration of this chapter. The renewal fee shall be assessed on
an annual basis until January 1, 1996, and on and after that date the
board shall assess the renewal fee biennially.
(e) The delinquency fee shall be set in accordance with Section
163.5.
(f) The application fee for the approval of a school or college
under Section 4939 shall be three thousand dollars ($3,000).
(g) The duplicate wall license fee is an amount equal to the cost
to the board for the issuance of the duplicate license.
(h) The duplicate renewal receipt fee is ten dollars ($10).
(i) The endorsement fee is ten dollars ($10).
(j) The fee for a duplicate license for an additional office
location as required under Section 4961 shall be fifteen dollars
($15).

4971. The amount of fees prescribed for acupuncture tutorial
programs shall be as follows:
(a) The application and registration fee to supervise an
acupuncture trainee is two hundred dollars ($200).
(b) The annual renewal fee for approval to supervise an
acupuncture trainee is fifty dollars ($50).
(c) The application fee for an acupuncture trainee is twenty-five
dollars ($25).
(d) The annual renewal fee for an acupuncture trainee is ten
dollars ($10).
(e) The delinquency fee is 50 percent of the renewal fee.

4972. Fees fixed by the board shall be set forth in regulations
duly adopted by the board.

4973. A fee for the inspection or reinspection of a school or
college of acupuncture for purposes of approval or continued approval
shall be charged at an amount to recover the direct costs incurred
by the board in conducting that inspection and evaluation of the
school or college.

4974. The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of
each month for the month preceding the amount and source of all
revenue received by it pursuant to this chapter, and shall pay the
entire amount thereof to the Treasurer for deposit in the Acupuncture
Fund, which fund is created to carry out the provisions of this
chapter.