Section 2815.

Subject to the provisions of Section 128.5, the amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of licenses for registered nurses under its provisions is that fixed by the following schedule:

(a) The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for a licensure by examination shall be fixed by the board at not less than seventy-five dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

(b) The fee to be paid for taking each examination shall be the actual cost to purchase an examination from a vendor approved by the board.

(c) The fee to be paid for application for licensure by endorsement shall be fixed by the board at not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).

(d) The biennial fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for renewal of the license shall be not less than seventy-five dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150). In addition, an assessment of ten dollars ($10) shall be collected and credited to the Registered Nurse Education Fund, pursuant to Section 2815.1.

(e) The penalty fee for failure to renew a license within the prescribed time shall be fixed by the board at not more than 50 percent of the regular renewal fee, but not less than thirty-seven dollars ($37) nor more than seventy-five dollars ($75).

(f) The fee to be paid for approval of a continuing education provider shall be fixed by the board at not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).

(g) The biennial fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for renewal of provider approval shall be fixed by the board at not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).

(h) The penalty fee for failure to renew provider approval within the prescribed time shall be fixed at not more than 50 percent of the regular renewal fee, but not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

(i) The penalty for submitting insufficient funds or fictitious check, draft or order on any bank or depository for payment of any fee to the board shall be fixed at not less than fifteen dollars ($15) nor more than thirty dollars ($30).

(j) The fee to be paid for an interim permit shall be fixed by the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty dollars ($50).

(k) The fee to be paid for a temporary license shall be fixed by the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty dollars ($50).

(l) The fee to be paid for processing endorsement papers to other states shall be fixed by the board at not less than sixty dollars ($60) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).

(m) The fee to be paid for a certified copy of a school transcript shall be fixed by the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty dollars ($50).

(n) The fee to be paid for a duplicate license shall be fixed by the board at not less than thirty dollars ($30) nor more than fifty dollars ($50).

(o) The fee to be paid by a registered nurse for an evaluation of his or her qualifications to use the title "nurse practitioner" shall be fixed by the board at not less than seventy-five dollars ($75) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

No further fee shall be required for a license or a renewal thereof other than as prescribed by this chapter.

(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 640, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2004.)