Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts - Fiscal 2024
Revenue Object 3572 – Health Related Professional Fees, Doctor Surcharge

Doctors pay an additional surcharge of $80 for each first registration permit and renewal of a registration permit. Used to pay for the board’s enforcement program, including the expert physician panel.

A surcharge to cover administration of the National Practitioner Databank and a $15 surcharge for the administration of the Texas Physician Health Program (GR Account 5147).

At time fee is due.

Fee renamed a "surcharge" for doctors only in S.B. 1207, 76th Leg., R.S.

A $200 increase in license and renewal fees doctors, dentists, optometrists and chiropractors was passed in 1991 by H.B. 11, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S. The increase was allocated, 25% to Foundation School Account (0193) and 75% to General Revenue, but this dedication was abolished August 31, 1995 per § 403.094 Government Code. This increase was recorded under revenue objects 3560 or 3562 from 1991 through August 31, 1995.

Revenue object 3572 was established in 1995 to record the $200 increase separately.

A court case (Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation v. Lewellen 952 S.W.2d 454, 461 (Tex. 1997)) determined the additional $200 was an occupation tax. Therefore, it was subject to art. VII, sec. 3 of the Texas Constitution which requires 25% of all occupation taxes go to public education. Subsequently, this revenue was deposited to General Revenue and $50 of each fee was allocated to the Foundation School Fund (0193) through transfer code 7911/3911 - Allocations from Fund 0001 (Dedicated Receipts). The remaining $150 of each fee remained in General Revenue.

$80 surcharge added by S.B. 104, 78th Leg., R.S.

H.B. 7, 84th Leg., R.S. repealed $200 fee increase created by H.B. 11, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S. Revenue object name was changed to reflect repeal of $200 fee.

National Practitioner Databank and Physician Health Program surcharges added by H.B. 1998, 88th Leg., R.S.