(a) Effective November 28, 2024, the Board has established the following reasonable and necessary fees for the administration of its function. Upon initial licensure or registration, and at each renewal, the fees provided in subsections (b) - (d) of this section shall be due and payable to the Board. Attached Graphic
(b) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code § 554.006, the Board shall assess a reasonable and necessary fee on dental licensure and renewal sufficient to permit the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to operate the prescription monitoring program described by Texas Health and Safety Code §§ 481.075, 481.076, and 481.0761. The Board shall assess the fee in accordance with the General Appropriations Act for the respective biennium applicable for the licensure or renewal period, and in compliance with any other applicable Texas law.(c) Pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2054.252, the Board shall assess a reasonable and necessary fee on all licensure/registration and renewal types sufficient to cover the cost of subscription fees to permit the Texas Department of Information Resources to implement the state internet portal Texas.gov. The Board shall assess the fee in accordance with Texas Department of Information Resources approved fee rates, and in compliance with any other applicable Texas law.(d) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code § 254.010(b)(3), the Board shall assess a reasonable and necessary fee on dental, dental hygiene, and registered dental assistant licensure/registration and renewal types sufficient to permit the monitoring of disciplinary action taken against license and registration holders through reports filed with the National Practitioner Data Bank. The Board shall assess the fee in accordance with the approved fees announced by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for query and monitoring of practitioners.(e) The Board shall make available a list of all applicable fees under subsections (a) - (d) of this section to licensees and registrants on the public website of the Board, and shall provide a list of applicable fees upon written request. The Board shall provide a statement of due and payable fees to each licensee and registrant in advance of the applicable renewal period for license or registration renewal.(f) Failure to timely renew a license or registration may subject the licensee or registrant to disciplinary action for practice with an expired license or registration, in addition to any late fees assessed by the Board for renewal of a license. For purposes of Board action, continuing to practice with an expired license or registration in excess of one hundred eighty days past the renewal date of the license or registration shall represent grounds for disciplinary action absent good cause shown by the licensee or registrant for failure to timely renew.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 102.1
The provisions of this §102.1 adopted to be effective May 26, 2005, 30 TexReg 3017; amended to be effective November 27, 2005, 30 TexReg 7742; amended to be effective October 7, 2009, 34 TexReg 6851; amended to be effective August 25, 2013, 38 TexReg 5261; amended to be effective December 10, 2013, 38 TexReg 8830; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 51, December 19, 2014, TexReg 10014, eff. 12/28/2014; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 12, March 20, 2015, TexReg 1707, eff. 3/23/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 50, December 11, 2015, TexReg 8887, eff. 12/14/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 31, July 29, 2016, TexReg 5546, eff. 8/7/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 18, May 4, 2018, TexReg 2773, eff. 5/10/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 38, September 21, 2018, TexReg 6274, eff. 9/24/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 36, September 6, 2019, TexReg 4866, eff. 9/12/2019; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 39, September 25, 2020, TexReg 6767, eff. 10/1/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 35, September 1, 2023, TexReg 4857, eff. 9/5/2023; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 46, November 17, 2023, TexReg 6742, eff. 11/23/2023; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 20, May 17, 2024, TexReg 3563, eff. 5/23/2024; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 48, November 29, 2024, TexReg 9754, eff. 11/28/2024