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(A) Purpose – The purpose of this rule is to establish the fees to be charged for certain services and transactions for the prelicensing and the continuing education programs.
(B) Authority – This rule is issued pursuant to authority vested in the superintendent under section 3901.041, 3901.043 and 3905.481 to .486 of the Revised Code.
(C) Continuing education providers and course approval – schedule of fees
(1) Every continuing education provider shall pay the non-refundable fee established in paragraph (C)(2) of this rule. The fee is due with the submission of the provider application. Per course fees where applicable shall be submitted with the request for course approval. Every potential continuing education provider shall submit at least one program for approval with the application to be an authorized continuing education provider.
(2) The applicant shall select one of the fees listed below. If the status of the provider changes during the year and a different fee is due, the new fee will be in addition to the previous payments with no credit for the prior payments.
(a) Flat fee provider. The fee is one thousand dollars per year, which covers the application fee and the course approval fees for all courses approved during the year.
(b) Individual fee provider. The fee is one hundred dollars for approval of the provider application, plus forty dollars for each course approval.
(c) Limited fee provider. The fee is twenty-five dollars for approval of the provider application, plus twenty-five dollars for each course approved. A provider electing this status is limited to offering no more than three courses of no more than three hours each, during the year.
(D) Continuing education licensee participation fee
(1) Filing of course roster, listing of all licensees enrolled for continuing education credit $1.00 per person/per course approved credit hour
(E) Continuing education licensee – schedule of fees
(1) Request for extension within allowable extension period $100.00
(2) Reactivation of license suspended for CE $300.00
(F) Pre-licensing education – schedule of annual, non-refundable fees
(1) Provider application fee for provider or school $300.00
(2) Registration of each instructor $ 25.00
(3) Provider renewal fee $300.00
(4) Provider renewal fee for renewals received by the Department after December 31 of the year in which the previous approval expires. $500.00
(G) Miscellaneous fees
(1) Processing fee as a result of submitting any check, money order or other instrument which is returned to the department for insufficient funds, account closed or for any other reason $ 30.00
The superintendent may require a certified check from any licensee or provider whose check has been dishonored.
(H) Severability
If any section, term, or provision of this rule is adjudged invalid for any reason, the judgement shall not affect, impair or invalidate any other section, term or provision of this rule, but the remaining sections, terms and provisions, shall be and continue in full force and effect.
Effective: 09/22/2005
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 07/08/2005 and 12/31/2009
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3901.041, 3901.043, 3905.481 to .486
Rule Amplifies: 3905.482, 3905.485
Prior Effective Dates: 12/31/1993