(A) Purpose
The purpose of this rule is to establish the fees to be
charged for certain services and transactions for the pre-licensing and the
continuing education programs.
(B)
Authority
This rule is promulgated pursuant to authority vested in the
superintendent under sections
3901.041,
3901.043 and
3905.481 to
3905.486 of the Revised
Code.
(C) All fees in this rule are
non-refundable and non-transferable
(D) Continuing education provider and course
initial and renewal application fees
(1) Every
continuing education provider shall pay the fee established in paragraph
(C)(2)
(D)(2)
of this rule. The fee is due with the submission of the provider application.
Course fees, where applicable, shall be submitted with the course application.
(2) The applicant shall select one
of the fee options listed below. If the status of the provider changes during
the year and a different fee is due, the new fee will be in addition to the
previous payments with no credit for the prior payments.
(a) Flat fee provider. The fee is one
thousand dollars per year, which covers the provider application fee and course
application fees for all course applications submitted during the calendar
year.
(b) Individual fee provider.
The fee is one hundred dollars for submission of the provider application, plus
forty dollars for each course application.
(c) Limited fee provider. The fee is
twenty-five dollars for submission of the provider application, plus
twenty-five dollars for each course application. A provider electing this
status is limited to offering no more than three courses of no more than three
credit hours each, during the calendar year.
(E) Continuing education agent participation
fee
(1) Provider's filing of course roster,
listing of all licensees enrolled for continuing education credit one dollar
per agent/per course approved credit hour.
(2) Licensee's filing of publication or
author of written material continuing education credit one dollar per approved
credit hour.
(F)
Pre-licensing education provider, course and instructor initial and renewal
application fees
(1) Provider application fee
is one hundred dollars.
(2)
Provider's course application fees:
(a) Fee
for each course application is two hundred dollars.
(b) Fee for each subject matter category
requested on the course application is twenty-five dollars.
(3) Instructor application fee is
twenty-five dollars.
(G)
Miscellaneous fees
Processing fee as a result of
submitting any check, money order or other instrument which is returned to the
superintendent for insufficient funds, account closed or for any other reason
is thirty dollars. The superintendent may require a certified check from any
agent or provider whose check has been dishonored.
(1) Processing fee as a result of
submitting any check, money order or other instrument which is returned to the
superintendent for insufficient funds, account closed or for any other reason
is thirty dollars. The superintendent may require a certified check from any
agent or provider whose check has been dishonored.
(2) Fee to receive an extension of
time to complete continuing education credits due to military service, a long
term medical disability, or some other extenuating circumstance is one hundred
dollars. The superintendent has the authority to waive this fee due to special
circumstances.
(H)
Severability
If any paragraph, term, or
provision of this rule is adjudged invalid for any reason, the judgment shall
not affect, impair or invalidate any other paragraph, term or provision of this
rule, but the remaining paragraphs, terms and provisions shall be and continue
in full force and effect.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
3901-5-06
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
8/29/2019 and
08/29/2024
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 3901.041,
3901.043,
3905.481 to
3905.486
Rule
Amplifies: 3905.485
Prior
Effective Dates: 12/31/1993, 09/22/2005, 01/01/2011,
11/10/2014
Effective: 11/10/2014
Five Year
Review (FYR) Dates: 08/26/2014 and
08/26/2019
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3901.041, 3901.043, 3905.481 to
3905.486
Rule Amplifies: 3905.485
Prior Effective Dates:
12/31/1993, 9/22/2005, 1/1/2011
