(1) The fees authorized by the Tennessee
Council for Hearing Instrument Specialists Act (T.C.A. §§
63-17-201, et
seq.) and other applicable statutes are established as follows:
(a) Application Fee - A nonrefundable fee to
be paid by all applicants. It must be paid to the Council each time an
application for licensure is filed, or a license is reactivated. This fee
includes the Initial License Fee and /or the fee for Licensure by
Reciprocity.
(b) Council Operations
Fee - A non-refundable fee to be paid by each hearing instrument specialist.
This fee shall be paid by the last day in the licensee's birth month in the
nonrenewal year. This fee shall be effective for two (2) renewal cycles for
each licensee. This fee shall expire at midnight on December 31,
2016.
(c) Duplicate License or
Duplicate Certificate Fee - A nonrefundable fee to be paid when an individual
requests a replacement for a lost/destroyed "artistically designed" license or
a lost/destroyed renewal certificate.
(d) Examination (and Retake) Fee - A fee to
be paid prior to each time an examination, or any component of an examination,
is taken or retaken. The Examination (and Retake) Fee is nonrefundable if the
examination, or any component of an examination, is taken or retaken. If the
Examination (and Retake) Fee is paid but the examination or examination
component(s) are not taken or retaken, the Examination (and Retake) Fee, except
for twenty-five dollars ($25.00), shall be refunded if the applicant submits a
refund request within thirty (30) days from when the examination that the
applicant was scheduled to take was administered.
(e) Late Renewal Fee - a nonrefundable fee to
be paid when licensee fails to timely renew his license. This is an additional
fee which must be submitted along with the Licensure Renewal Fee (Biennial) and
the State Regulatory Fee.
(f)
Licensure Renewal Fee (Biennial) - A nonrefundable fee to be paid by all
license and certificate holders prior to issuance of the "artistically
designed" license on a biennial renewal basis. This fee also applies to
individuals who reactivate a retired or lapsed certificate or
license.
(g) State Regulatory Fee -
To be paid by all individuals at the time of application and with all renewal
applications.
(h) Written
Endorsement/Verification Fee - A nonrefundable fee paid for each certification,
verification, or endorsement of a licensee's record for any purpose.
(2) All fees may be paid in
person, by mail or electronically by cash, check, money order, or by credit
and/or debit cards accepted by the Division. If the fees are paid by certified,
personal or corporate check they must be drawn against an account in a United
States Bank, and made payable to the Council for Licensing Hearing Instrument
Specialists.
(3) Fee Schedule
(a) Hearing Instrument Specialists
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Type Fee
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Amount
|
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1. Application Fee
..........................................................................................
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$ 450.00
|
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2. Duplicate License or Duplicate Certificate Fee
..........................................
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$ 25.00
|
|
3. Written Endorsement/Verification Fee
.......................................................
|
$ 20.00
|
|
4. Examination Fees
|
|
|
(i) Practical - 1st attempt
......................................................................
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$ 175.00
|
|
(ii) Practical - Retake
.............................................................................
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$ 125.00
|
|
5. Late Renewal
Fee......................................................................................
|
$ 150.00
|
|
6. Licensure Renewal Fee (Biennial)
.............................................................
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$ 700.00
|
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7. State Regulatory Fee (Biennial)
|
$ 10.00
|
|
8. Council Operations Fee
.............................................................................
(Paid in the non-renewal year)
|
$ 300.00
|
(b)
Apprentice Hearing Instrument Specialist
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Type Fee
|
Amount
|
|
1. Application
Fee..........................................................................................
|
$ 125.00
|
|
2. State Regulatory
Fee.................................................................................
|
$ 10.00
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