1. (a) The board shall collect in advance the fees provided for in this act, the amount of which shall be fixed by the board by rules and regulations, but not to exceed:

   1. (1) Mental health technician programs:

      Annual renewal of program approval $110

      Survey of a new program 220

      Application for approval of continuing education providers 200

      Annual fee for continuing education providers 75

   2. (2) Mental health technicians:

      Application for license $50

      Application for renewal of license 60

      Application for reinstatement 70

      Application for reinstatement of license with temporary permit 75

      Certified copy of license 12

      Duplicate of license 12

      Inactive license 20

      Verification of current Kansas license to other states 11

      Application for exempt license 50

      Application for biennial renewal of exempt license 50

2. (b) The board shall require that fees for an examination prescribed by the board be paid directly to the examination service providing the examination by the person taking the examination.
3. (c) The board shall accept for payment of fees under this section personal checks, certified checks, cashier's checks, money orders or credit cards. The board may designate other methods of payment, but shall not refuse payment in the form of a personal check. The board may impose additional fees and recover any costs incurred by reason of payments made by personal checks with insufficient funds and payments made by credit cards.

L. 1973, ch. 308, § 8; L. 1980, ch. 188, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 207, § 7; L. 1988, ch. 260, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 135, § 6; L. 1997, ch. 158, § 9; L. 1999, ch. 84, § 6; L. 2017, ch. 31, § 5; July 1.