(a) The Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board shall establish, charge, and collect fees as follows:
- (1) Application and license fee for licensed dietitian (LD), including those seeking licensure through reciprocity, shall be one hundred ten dollars ($110);
- (2) Annual LD license renewal fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00);
- (3) Application and licensing fee for provisional licensed dietitian (PLD) shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
- (4) One-time eighteen-month renewal fee for PLD shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00); and
- (5) Duplicate or replacement of a lost or destroyed license (LD/PLD) shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(b) The board shall waive the initial licensing fee if the applicant:
(1) Is receiving assistance through the:
- (A) Arkansas Medicaid Program;
- (B) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;
- (C) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children;
- (D) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program; or
- (E) Lifeline Assistance Program;
- (2) Was approved for unemployment within the last twelve (12) months; or
- (3) Has an income that does not exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty income guidelines.