Authority: IC 4-22-2-19.6; IC 14-10-2-1; IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-24-3-1

Affected: IC 14-24-3-5; IC 14-24-10-2

Sec. 5. (a) A person shall reimburse the department for the actual cost of expenses incurred to perform a laboratory service. The reimbursement under this subsection is at least eleven dollars ($11) and not more than seven hundred dollars ($700) for each sample. The department shall determine the fee under this subsection based on the following factors:

1. (1) The type of laboratory service provided by the department.
2. (2) The extent of the laboratory service provided by the department.
3. (3) The expenses incurred by the department to provide the laboratory service.
4. (4) The number of department employees needed to provide the laboratory service.

(b) A person shall reimburse the department for the actual cost of expenses incurred to perform a special service. The reimbursement under this subsection is at least eleven dollars ($11) and not more than seven hundred dollars ($700) for each sample. The department shall determine the fee under this subsection based on the following factors:

1. (1) The type of special service provided by the department.
2. (2) The extent of the special service provided by the department.
3. (3) The expenses incurred by the department to provide the special service.
4. (4) The number of department employees needed to provide the special service.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 1.5-3-5; filed Sep 9, 2024, 10:54 a.m.: 20241009-IR- 312240164FRA)