Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996.3

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(a) The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of clinical social workers: (1) The application fee for registration as an associate clinical social worker shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a highe

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(a)
The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of clinical social workers:
(1)
The application fee for registration as an associate clinical social worker shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300).
(2)
The fee for annual renewal of an associate clinical social worker registration shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300).
(3)
The fee for application for licensure shall be two hundred
fifty dollars ($250). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500).
(4)
(A)
(i)
The fee for the board-administered clinical examination, if the board chooses to adopt this examination in regulations, shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500).
(ii)
The fee for the California law and ethics examination shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300).
(B)
An applicant who fails to appear for an examination, after having been scheduled to take the examination, shall forfeit the examination
fees.
(C)
The amount of the examination fees shall be based on the actual cost to the board of developing, purchasing, and grading each examination and the actual cost to the board of administering each examination. The written examination fees shall be adjusted periodically by regulation to reflect the actual costs incurred by the board.
(5)
The fee for rescoring an examination shall be twenty dollars ($20).
(6)
The fee for issuance of an initial license shall be two hundred dollars ($200). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of four hundred dollars ($400).
(7)
The fee for the two-year license renewal shall be two hundred dollars ($200). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up
to a maximum of four hundred dollars ($400).
(8)
The renewal delinquency fee shall be one-half of the fee for license renewal. A person who permits their license to expire shall be subject to the delinquency fee.
(9)
The fee for issuance of a replacement registration, license, or certificate shall be twenty dollars ($20).
(10)
The fee for issuance of a certificate or letter of good standing shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
(11)
The fee for issuance of a retired license shall be forty dollars ($40).
(b)
This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.

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  (a) The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of clinical social workers: (1) The application fee for registration as an associate clinical social worker shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of three h…

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  The fee for issuance of a replacement registration, license, or certificate shall be twenty dollars ($20). (10) The fee for issuance of a certificate or letter of good standing shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). (11) The fee for issuance of a retired license shall be forty dollars ($40). (b) This section shall …