Each application for a license under this chapter shall be
accompanied by the fee established by the Department. No such fee may be
refunded. The fee shall not exceed $500 annually. All fees received by the
Department under this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the
credit of the Department for the purpose of reducing the costs of carrying out
this chapter.
3.A.1. Each application
under this chapter shall be accompanied by the following fee(s):
a. A basic fee of $250 for all licensure
applicants;
b. An additional fee
based on an agency's total full time equivalent staff. This additional fee will
be calculated as follows:
0-10 total full time equivalent employees $100
10-25 total full time equivalent employees $175
25 or more full time equivalent employees $250
c. In order to calculate the
number of full time equivalent employees, a standard of at least 37 1/2 hours
per week will be utilized. All full and part time employees of the Ambulatory
Surgical Facility, including administrative, business clerical and direct
service providers, will be included in the calculation of an agency's full time
equivalency figure.
d. All licenses
issued shall be renewed annually upon payment of the appropriate fee and
demonstration of continued compliance with these rules and regulations. The
renewal fee shall be calculated utilizing information supplied in the
Ambulatory Surgical Facility's annual statistical report and/or renewal
application.
e. No such fee shall
be refunded.
3.A.2. Any
license re-issued as a result of a change of administrator, change of ownership
or modification to a conditional license status will be charged an additional
$25 fee.