There is in the State Treasury the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund. The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding the amount and source of all revenue received by it pursuant to this chapter and shall pay the entire amount thereof to the Treasurer for deposit in the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund. All money in the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Speech-language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid DispensersRevenue
Section § 2534
This section creates a special fund in the state treasury specifically for money collected from the activities of speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and hearing aid dispensers. The board responsible for these professions must report their monthly revenue to the Controller and deposit it in the fund. The money in this fund is then used to support the activities governed by related laws, but only if the Legislature approves its use.
Speech-Language Pathology Audiology Hearing Aid Dispensers
Section § 2534.1
This law requires that the board keeps detailed records to make sure that the money spent on managing each type of license or registration matches the income received from that category.
The board shall keep records that will reasonably ensure that funds expended in the administration of each licensing or registration category shall bear a reasonable relation to the revenue derived from each category.
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Section § 2534.2
This law outlines the fees related to various licenses and certifications for speech-language pathologists and audiologists in California. The board sets application and renewal fees for these professionals, ensuring they are high enough to fund its operations but capped at specific maximum amounts. It also details fees for delinquency, reexamination, aides, and duplicate certificates. Additionally, there are specific charges for approving and renewing speech-language pathology assistants and for issuing a license status letter.
The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter is that established by the following schedule:
(a)Copy CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(a)
(1)Copy CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(a)(1) The application fee and renewal fee for speech-language pathologists and nondispensing audiologists shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) but is sufficient to support the functions of the board that relate to the functions authorized by this chapter, excluding Article 9 (commencing with Section 2539.1).
(2)CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(a)(2) The application fee and renewal fee for dispensing audiologists shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed two hundred eighty
dollars ($280) but is sufficient to support the functions of the board that relate to the functions authorized by this chapter.
(b)CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(b) The delinquency fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
(c)CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(c) The reexamination fee shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).
(d)CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(d) The registration fee and renewal fee of an aide shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed thirty dollars ($30).
(e)CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(e) A fee to be set by the board of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) shall be charged for each application for approval as a speech-language pathology assistant.
(f)CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(f) A fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) shall be charged for the issuance of and for the renewal of each approval as a speech-language pathology assistant, unless a lower fee is established by the board.
(g)CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(g) The duplicate wall certificate fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).
(h)CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(h) The duplicate renewal receipt fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).
(i)CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(i) The application fee and renewal fee for a temporary license is thirty dollars ($30).
(j)CA Business & Professions Code § 2534.2(j) The fee for issuance of a license status and history certification letter shall be established by the board in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).
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