- (a) The board shall establish reasonable and necessary fees so that the fees, in the aggregate, produce sufficient revenue to cover the cost of administering this subtitle.
- (b) The amount of the dental application fee and dentist annual renewal fee is the amount set by the board under Subsection (a) and an additional charge of $200. Of each fee increase collected under this subsection, $50 shall be deposited to the credit of the foundation school fund and $150 shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
(c) The board shall collect an additional $55 surcharge for each of the following fees:
- (1) the fee for the issuance of a dental license; and
- (2) the fee for the renewal of a dental license.
- (d) The board shall deposit each surcharge collected to the credit of the dental public assurance account. The dental public assurance account is an account in the general revenue fund that shall be appropriated only to the board to pay for the board's enforcement program, including an expert panel.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.075(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 3201), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.