Inspection Fees

(1) Pursuant to T.C.A. § 33-2-413(c), the Department is granted the authority to charge a fee in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) for an onsite inspection of any facility or service, not including an onsite initial or annual inspection which shall be charged at the rate applicable under Rule 0940-05-02-.05 for all categories of service. (2) The Department shall invoice the applicant or licensee for each applicable inspection. The applicant or licensee shall pay the inspection fee within thirty (30) days after receipt of the invoice, unless the current license expires before the end of the 30-day period. If the current license expires before the end of the 30-day period, the licensee shall pay the inspection fee before the expiration of the current license. (3) The Department may withhold the issuance of a license or suspend or expire an existing license pending the payment of fees required under Rule 0940-05-02-.05 or Rule 0940-05- 02-.23. (4) Pursuant to T.C.A. § 33-2-406(h)(2)(b), the Department shall apply a reinspection fee of five hundred dollars ($500) to a nonresidential office-based opiate treatment facility or to a nonresidential office-based opiate treatment facility with dispensing authorization that the Department found to be non-compliant in a prior inspection.