§ 9441 - Fees - Vermont Statutes

§ 9441. Fees

(a) The commissioner shall charge a fee for the filing of certificate of need applications. The fee shall be calculated at the rate of 0.125 percent of project costs.

(b) The maximum fee shall not exceed $20,000.00 and the minimum filing fee is $250.00 regardless of project cost. No fee shall be charged on projects amended as part of the review process.

(c) The commissioner may retain such additional professional or other staff as needed to assist in particular proceedings under this subchapter and may assess and collect the reasonable expenses for such additional staff from the applicant. The commissioner, on petition by the applicant and opportunity for hearing, may reduce such assessment upon a proper showing by the applicant that such expenses were excessive or unnecessary. The authority granted to the commissioner under this section is in addition to any other authority granted to the commissioner under law. (Added 1985, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 7a, eff. Oct. 1, 1986; amended 1991, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. May 11, 1992; 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 30, 38(a); No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 1999, No. 49, § 223; 2003, No. 53, § 17, eff. June 4, 2003.)