Fees

PURPOSE: This rule establishes and fixes the various fees and charges authorized by Chapter 336, RSMo. (1) The following fees are established by the State Board of Optometry: (A) Application Fee $225 (B) Missouri Law Exam Fee $ 50 (C) Biennial Renewal Fee $150 1. Effective August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2020 $125 (D) Late Fee $100 (E) Reactivation Fee $350 (F) Duplicate Certificate Fee $ 20 (G) Certification of Corporation Fee $ 20 (H) Endorsement Certification Fee $ 20 (I) Computer Print-Out of Licensees Fee $ 20 (J) Pharmaceutical Certification Fee $ 75 (K) Uncollectible Fee (uncol- lectible check or other un- collectible financial instrument) $ 25 (L) Law Book Requests Fee $ 5* (M) Biennial Continuing Education Sponsor Fee $ 25 (N) Continuing Education Penalty Fee (reporting continuing education hours obtained after the end of the reporting period) $150 (O) Fingerprinting Fee (amount determined by the Missouri State Highway Patrol) *This fee will not apply to the initial copy of the law book which is automatically mailed to all applicants for licensure or to accredited schools of optometry. Furthermore, this fee will not be charged to licensees or any other individual for additions or corrections to the law book after the initial copy is mailed. (2) All fees are nonrefundable. (3) The provisions of this rule are declared severable. If any fee fixed by this rule is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the Administrative Hearing Commission, the remaining provisions of this rule shall remain in full force and effect, unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the Administrative Hearing Commission. AUTHORITY: sections 336.140 and 336.160, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 210-2.070. Emergency rule filed June 30, 1981, effective July 9, 1981, expired Nov. 11, 1981. Original rule filed June 30, 1981, effective Oct. 12, 1981. Amended: Filed June 3, 1985, effective Aug. 26, 1985. Amended: Filed Aug. 1, 1985, effective Nov. 11, 1985. Amended: Filed Feb. 3, 1986, effective April 25, 1986. Amended: Filed Sept. 30, 1986, effective Feb. 28, 1987. Amended: Filed May 15, 1987, effective Sept. 11, 1987. Amended: Filed June 1, 1988, effective Aug. 26, 1988. Amended: Filed July 18, 1989, effective Nov. 26, 1989. Emergency amendment filed Oct. 11, 1990, effective Oct. 21, 1990, expired Feb. 17, 1991. Amended: Filed Sept. 5, 1990, effective April 29, 1991. Amended: Filed March 4, 1991, effective July 8, 1991. Amended: Filed June 3, 1991, effective Oct. 31, 1991. Amended: Filed Feb. 4, 1992, effective June 25, 1992. Amended: Filed Dec. 14, 1992, effective Aug. 9, 1993. Amended: Filed Sept. 24, 1993, effective May 9, 1994. Amended: Filed Jan. 23, 1996, effective July 30, 1996. Amended: Filed March 18, 1996, effective Sept. 30, 1996. Amended: Filed March 30, 1998, effective Sept. 30, 1998. Amended: Filed Dec. 14, 2001, effective June 30, 2002. Amended: Filed June 28, 2002, effective Dec. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed Jan. 3, 2006, effective June 30, 2006. Moved to 20 CSR 2210-2.070, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Nov. 29, 2006, effective May 30, 2007. Amended: Filed Dec. 5, 2007, effective June 30, 2008. Emergency amendment filed May 11, 2018, effective May 21, 2018, expired Feb. 28, 2019. Amended: Filed May 11, 2018, effective Nov. 30, 2018. *Original authority: 336.140, RSMo 1939, amended 1949, 1963, 1980, 1981, 1985, 2007, 2008 and 336.160, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1963, 1981, 2007, 2008, 2018.