1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to health-related licensing boards; modifying fees for licensed
1.3professional counselors; establishing fees for licensed professional clinical
1.4counselors;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 148B.53, subdivision
1.53; 148C.12, by adding subdivisions.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148B.53, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.8    Subd. 3. Fee. Nonrefundable fees are as follows:
1.9(1) initial license application fee for licensed professional counseling (LPC) - $250
1.10$150;
1.11(2) initial license fee for LPC - $250;
1.12(3) annual active license renewal fee for LPC - $200 $250 or equivalent;
1.13(3) (4) annual inactive license renewal fee for LPC - $100 $125;
1.14(4) (5) initial license application fee for licensed professional clinical counseling
1.15(LPCC) - $150;
1.16(6) initial license fee for LPCC - $250;
1.17(7) annual active license renewal fee for LPCC - $250 or equivalent;
1.18(8) annual inactive license renewal fee for LPCC - $125;
1.19(9) license renewal late fee - $100 per month or portion thereof;
1.20(5) (10) copy of board order or stipulation - $10;
1.21(6) (11) certificate of good standing or license verification - $10 $25;
1.22(7) (12) duplicate certificate fee - $10 $25;
1.23(8) (13) professional firm renewal fee - $25;
1.24(9) (14) sponsor application for approval of a continuing education course - $60;
1.25(15) initial registration fee - $50; and
2.1(10) (16) annual registration renewal fee - $25; and
2.2(17) approved supervisor application processing fee - $30.

2.3    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148C.12, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.4to read:
2.5    Subd. 12. Sponsor application fee. The fee for sponsor application for approval
2.6of a continuing education course is $60.

2.7    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148C.12, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.8to read:
2.9    Subd. 13. Order or stipulation fee. The fee for a copy of a board order or
2.10stipulation is $10.

2.11    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148C.12, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.12to read:
2.13    Subd. 14. Duplicate certificate fee. The fee for a duplicate certificate is $25.

2.14    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148C.12, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.15to read:
2.16    Subd. 15. Supervisor application processing fee. The fee for licensure supervisor
2.17application processing is $30.