(a) The dental hygiene board shall establish by resolution the amount of the fees that relate to the licensing of a registered dental hygienist, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, and a registered dental hygienist in extended functions. The fees established by dental hygiene board resolution in effect on June 30, 2009, as they relate to the licensure of registered dental hygienists, registered dental hygienists in alternative practice, and registered dental hygienists in extended functions, shall remain in effect until modified by the dental hygiene board. The fees are subject to the following limitations:

1. (1) The application fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
2. (2) The initial licensure fee shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
3. (3) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental hygienist shall not exceed the actual cost of the examination.
4. (4) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental hygienist in extended functions shall not exceed the actual cost of the examination.
5. (5) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall not exceed the actual cost of administering the examination.
6. (6) The biennial renewal fee shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
7. (7) The delinquency fee shall not exceed one-half of the renewal fee. Any delinquent license may be restored only upon payment of all fees, including the delinquency fee, and compliance with all other applicable requirements of this article.
8. (8) The fee for issuance of a duplicate license to replace one that is lost or destroyed, or in the event of a name change, shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) or one-half of the renewal fee, whichever is greater.
9. (9) The fee for certification of licensure shall not exceed one-half of the renewal fee.
10. (10) The fee for each curriculum review and feasibility study review for educational programs for dental hygienists who are not accredited by a dental hygiene board-approved agency shall not exceed two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100).
11. (11) The fee for each review or approval of course requirements for licensure or procedures that require additional training shall not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
12. (12) The initial application and biennial fee for a provider of continuing education shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

13. (13) The amount of fees payable in connection with permits issued under Section 1962 is as follows:

    1. (A) The initial permit fee is an amount equal to the renewal fee for the applicant’s license to practice dental hygiene in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the permit is issued.
    2. (B) If the permit will expire less than one year after its issuance, then the initial permit fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the permit is issued.
14. (14) The fee for the dental hygiene board to conduct a site visit to educational programs for a registered dental hygienist, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or a registered dental hygienist in extended functions to ensure compliance of educational program requirements shall not exceed the actual cost incurred by the dental hygiene board for cost recovery of site visit expenditures.
15. (15) The fee for a retired license shall not exceed one-half of the current license renewal fee.