Section 34-43A-12 - Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board Fund(a) The board, by rule, shall assess and collect all of the following fees not to exceed: (1) One hundred dollars ($100) for an initial massage therapist license.(2) One hundred dollars ($100) for a biennial license renewal postmarked or received at the office of the board on or before the expiration date of the license.(3) One hundred dollars ($100) for an initial, and fifty dollars ($50) for any renewal of, a massage therapy establishment license.(4) One hundred fifty dollars ($150) for an initial registration, and any renewal registration, as a massage therapy school in this state.(5) One hundred dollars ($100) to register and renew registration as a massage therapy instructor in this state.(6) Seventy-five dollars ($75) to reactivate an expired license.(7) Twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be added to any license fees not postmarked or received at the office of the board on or before the expiration date of the license.(8) Ten dollars ($10) for a duplicate license certificate or a name change on a license certificate. The board may issue a duplicate certificate for each massage therapy establishment on file with the board where the massage therapist practices massage therapy. The board may issue additional duplicate certificates only after receiving a sworn letter from the massage therapist that an original certificate was lost, stolen, or destroyed. The board shall maintain a record of each duplicate certificate issued.(b) Necessary administrative fees may be charged by the board including, but not limited to, reasonable costs for copying, labels, and lists, and the actual costs for completing a criminal history background check. Examination and license fees may be adjusted by rule of the board.(c) Commencing on June 1, 2024, the name of the separate special revenue trust fund in the State Treasury known as the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy Fund shall be renamed and then known as the . All receipts collected by the board under this chapter shall be deposited in this fund and used only to carry out this chapter. Receipts shall be disbursed only by warrant of the Comptroller, upon itemized vouchers approved by the chair of the board. No funds shall be withdrawn except as budgeted and allotted according to Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96, inclusive, 41-19-1, and 41-19-12, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations bill or other appropriations bills.Ala. Code § 34-43A-12 (1975)
Added by Act 2024-361,§ 3, eff. 6/1/2024.