R18-14-301. Certified Operator Fees

A. Definition terms from A.A.C. R18-5-101 apply to this Article. B. The Department shall assess and collect a flat rate fee for a certification or renewal under the operator certification program. C. A person shall submit the applicable fee when requesting a certification or renewal under 18 A.A.C. 5, Article 1, as described below: 1. An applicant that seeks new certification shall submit a $87 fee, adjusted annually under subsection (D), per certification. 2. An operator that has not held a lower grade level for the required amount of time requests the Department's determination on experience and education in order to be admitted to a higher grade certification examination shall submit a fee of $201, adjusted annually under subsection (D), per application. 3. An applicant that requests a certificate based on reciprocity with another jurisdiction shall submit a fee of $334, adjusted annually under subsection (D), per application. 4. An operator submitting a certificate renewal shall submit a $201, adjusted annually under subsection (D), fee for each certificate. If the operator has multiple certificates, the first certificate is $201, adjusted annually under subsection (D), and each additional certificate with the same expiration date is $67, adjusted annually under subsection (D). D. Beginning August 1, 2026, the Director shall adjust the certification or renewal fees listed in subsection (C) annually by multiplying certification or renewal fees by the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the most recent year, then dividing by the June CPI for the year 2023 and then rounding down to the nearest cent. The June CPI for any year is the CPI for All Urban Consumers, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, all items published by the United States Department of Labor, for June of that year.