Fees established in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover administrative costs for issue, renewal, exams and other authorized programs.

Late renewal before 90 days is 1 ½ times renewal fee. 90 days - 1 year is 2 times renewal fee. Over one year must obtain initial license.

Administrative penalty up to $5,000 per violation (collected under Revenue Object 3770). Civil penalty is up to $1,000 for each day of violation (collected under Revenue Object 3717).

Initial licenses fee was increased by $5 and renewal by $1, effective 9/1/2003 to fund the Office of Patient Protection within the Health Professions Council (364).

Biennially.

Amended by S.B. 1425, 73rd Leg., R.S.

Previously deposited to the Marriage and Family Therapists Licensing Account, abolished August 31, 1995 per § 403.094, Government Code.

Amended by S.B. 413, 76th Leg., R.S.

Transferred from Texas Department of Health (Agency 501) to Agency 537 by H.B. 2292, 78th Leg., R.S.

$5 and $1 increase added by H.B. 2985, 78th Leg., R.S.

Renewal fees amended and administrative penalty increased from $1,000 to $5,000 by H.B. 1413, 79th Leg., R.S.

S.B. 200, 84th Leg., R.S. transferred program from Department of State Health Services (537) to the Health and Human Services Commission (529) under Government Code sec. 531.0201.

H.B. 1501, 86th Leg., R.S. repealed 9/1/1993 limit on fee amounts and transferred program from Health and Human Services Commission (529) to the new Behavioral Health Executive Council (510) by Aug. 31, 2020. Fees recodified to Occupations Code, Ch. 507.