17 CAR § 51-111 – Fees established

(a) Examination. The fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per examination, the initial exam fee shall be paid at the time of license application and all subsequent exam fees must be received fifteen (15) days in advance of the examination.
(b) License. The fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00), paid at the time of license application.
(c) License renewal. The fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for each two-year renewal period for each license or operator-in-training certificate renewed.
(d) Penalty for late renewal. The fee for penalty for late renewal shall be five dollars ($5.00).
(e) Reciprocity evaluation. The fee for evaluating an applicant for reciprocity shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per license evaluated.
(f) Reinstatement of inactive license. The fee for reinstating an inactive license shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for each renewal period during which the license has not been active, provided that the total fee shall not exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
(g) Reinstatement of revoked license. The fee due to revocation shall be:
1. (1) Ten dollars ($10.00) for each two-year renewal period; and
2. (2) Ten dollars ($10.00) for a reissuance of license.
(h) Initial licensure fee waiver.
1. (1)
  1. (A) Pursuant to Acts 2021, No. 725, an applicant may receive a waiver of the initial licensure fee, if eligible.
  2. (B) Eligible applicants are applicants who:
(i) Are receiving assistance through the:
(a) (a) Arkansas, or current state of residence equivalent, Medicaid Program;
(b) (b) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
(c) (c) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
(d) (d) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TEA); or
(e) (e) Lifeline Assistance Program (LAP);
1. (ii) Were approved for unemployment within the last twelve (12) months; or
  1. (iii) Have an income that does not exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty income guidelines.
2. (2)
  1. (A) Applicants shall provide documentation showing their receipt of benefits from the appropriate state agency.
  2. (B) For Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, TEA, or LAP, documentation from the Department of Human Services or current state of residence equivalent agency.
  3. (C) For unemployment benefits approval in the last twelve (12) months, the Department of Workforce Services, or current state of residence equivalent agency.
  4. (D) For proof of income, copies of all Internal Revenue Service forms indicating applicant’s total personal income for the most recent tax year, e.g., W-2, 1099, etc.
3. (3) Applicants shall attest that the documentation provided under subdivision (h)(2) of this section is a true and correct copy and fraudulent or fraudulently obtained documentation shall be grounds for denial or revocation of license.