To record fees for regulation of medical physicists. Fees are set by the medical board in amounts to recover costs of administration for license applications and renewals.

Penalty fees charged in addition to renewal fee for expired licenses are equal to 1/2 to 1 times the normally required renewal fee.

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).

Related Administrative and Civil Penalties

Administrative penalties may be assessed not to exceed $500 per violation per day up to $2,500. (collected under Revenue Object 3770).

Civil penalties may be assessed not to exceed $5,000 per day. (collected under Revenue Object 3717).

Every two years; temporary licenses annually.

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

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

Fee collection changed from annually to every two years by S.B. 219, 84th Leg., R.S. eff. 4-2-2015.

Transferred from agency 537 to the Texas Medical Board (503) by S.B. 202, 84th Leg., R.S. eff. 9-1-2015.