PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3281 PRINTER'S NO. 3325
No. 2422 Session of 1976
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. IRVIS, SHELTON, RIEGER, HEPFORD, FINEMAN,
BENNETT, MRS. KELLY, MESSRS. CAPUTO, WOJDAK, PERRY, JOHNSON,
RUGGIERO, BRANDT, ROSS, OLIVER, GREEN, DiCARLO,
A. K. HUTCHINSON, RHODES AND DeWEESE, MAY 25, 1976
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 1, 1976
AN ACT
1 Fixing annual license and other fees for activities regulated by
2 the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in the
3 Department of State.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Short Title.--This act shall be known and may be
7 cited as the "Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
8 Fee Act."
9 Section 2. Legislative Intent, Saving from Repeal.--
10 Notwithstanding that this act is intended as a complete
11 statement of the amounts of all fees for activities regulated by
12 the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs of the
13 Department of State, no existing fee shall be impliedly repealed
14 by reason of the sole fact that it is inadvertently completely
15 omitted from this act, OR IN THE EVENT OF OMISSION OF EITHER <--
16 SERVICES OR FEES, THE RULE OF SIMILAR FEES FOR SIMILAR SERVICES
17 SHALL APPLY.
1 Section 3. Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
2 Fees.--The annual license LICENSE FEE or other fees for <--
3 activities regulated by the Bureau of Professional and
4 Occupational Affairs in the Department of State shall be as
5 hereinafter specifically set forth.
6 Activity Fee
7 (1) Cosmetology
8 (i) Shop owners, managers, teachers, original $ 5.00
9 (ii) Operators and manicurists, original 2.00
10 (iii) Beauty schools, original 50.00
11 (iv) Student 1.00
12 (v) Shop owner, manager, teacher, biennial renewal 25.00
13 (vi) Operators, manicurists, biennial renewal 20.00
14 (vii) Beauty schools, biennial renewal 65.00
15 (viii) Transfer of shop license No fee
16 (2) Real estate licenses
17 (i) Examination, broker 10.00 <--
18 20.00
19 (ii) Examination, salesman 5.00 <--
20 20.00
21 (iii) Broker, biennial 25.00
22 (iv) Salesman, biennial 20.00
23 (v) Office BRANCH OFFICE, biennial 35.00 <--
24 (vi) Duplicates 2.50
25 (vii) Certifications, brokers ALL LICENSES 2.50 <--
26 (viii) Copies of papers, per folio .50
27 (IX) CORPORATIONS, BIENNIAL 25.00 <--
28 (X) PARTNERSHIP, BIENNIAL 25.00
29 (XI) ASSOCIATE BROKERS, BIENNIAL 25.00
30 (3) Dentistry
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1 (i) Dentist, biennial registration 25.00
2 (ii) Dental hygienist, biennial
3 registration 20.00
4 (iii) Examination, dentist See registration <--
5 FIXED BY COMMISSIONER OF <--
6 PROFESSIONAL AND
7 OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
8 (iv) Examination, dental hygienist See registration <--
9 FIXED BY COMMISSIONER OF <--
10 PROFESSIONAL AND
11 OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
12 (4) Motor vehicle salesmen <--
13 (i) Initial 15.00
14 (ii) Renewal, biennial 25.00
15 (iii) Employer charge 5.00
16 (5) Landscape architecture, examination and
17 initial, biennial 45.00
18 (4) MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS, RENEWAL, BIENNIAL 30.00 <--
19 (I) MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, RENEWAL,
20 BIENNIAL 30.00
21 (II) MOTOR VEHICLE WHOLESALERS, RENEWAL,
22 BIENNIAL 30.00
23 (III) MOTOR VEHICLE SALESMEN, RENEWAL,
24 BIENNIAL 25.00
25 (IV) MOTOR VEHICLE REPRESENTATIVES, RENEWAL,
26 BIENNIAL 25.00
27 (V) MOTOR VEHICLE BRANCH OFFICES, RENEWAL,
28 BIENNIAL 30.00
29 (VI) USED CAR LOTS, RENEWAL, BIENNIAL 25.00
30 (VII) MANUFACTURERS BRANCH OFFICES, RENEWAL,
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1 BIENNIAL 30.00
2 (5) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
3 (I) EXAMINATION AND INITIAL 70.00
4 (II) RENEWAL, BIENNIAL 45.00
5 (6) Practical nursing
6 (i) Examination 5.00 <--
7 20.00
8 (ii) Renewal, biennial 10.00
9 (7) Architecture
10 (i) Examination 25.00 <--
11 75.00
12 (ii) Renewal, biennial 25.00
13 (8) Nursing home administration
14 (i) Examination 10.00 <--
15 40.00
16 (ii) Renewal, biennial 35.00
17 (9) Certified public accounting
18 (i) Examination Fixed by Commissioner of
19 Professional and Occupational
20 Affairs
21 (ii) Renewal, biennial 30.00
22 (10) Chiropractic
23 (i) Standard examination 25.00 <--
24 40.00
25 (ii) Limited examination 10.00
26 (iii) Renewal, biennial 25.00
27 (11) Pharmacy
28 (i) Pharmacy intern 10.00
29 (ii) Examination fee 15.00 <--
30 25.00
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1 (iii) Original license 20.00 <--
2 30.00
3 (iv) Foreign pharmacist
4 (A) Application, investigation 50.00
5 (B) Registration, certificate 25.00
6 (v) Assistant pharmacist, biennial 20.00
7 (vi) Pharmacist, biennial 30.00
8 (vii) Pharmacist, late registration, biennial Extra 25.00
9 (12) Professional nursing
10 (i) Examination 10.00
11 (ii) Renewal, biennial 20.00
12 (13) Osteopathy
13 (i) Examination, original license 50.00
14 (ii) Out-of-state certification 50.00
15 (iii) Biennial renewal 50.00
16 (14) Veterinary
17 (i) Temporary permit, examination 50.00
18 $25.00 $60.00 <--
19 FOR EXAMINATION
20 (ii) Biennial renewal RENEWAL, BIENNIAL 25.00 <--
21 (15) Optometry
22 (i) Standard examination 25.00
23 (ii) Branch office, original 2.00
24 (iii) Renewal, biennial 25.00
25 (iv) Branch office, renewal 20.00
26 (v) Late biennial Extra 5.00
27 (vi) Out-of-state certification 25.00
28 (16) Medical
29 (i) Physicians, biennial renewal 50.00
30 (ii) Examination Fixed by board
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1 (iii) Limited license Fixed by board
2 (iv) Out-of-state certification Fixed by board
3 (v) Temporary license Fixed by board
4 (17) Podiatry
5 (i) Examination 25.00
6 (ii) Renewal, biennial 25.00
7 (18) Psychology
8 (i) Examination 50.00
9 (ii) Renewal, biennial 25.00
10 (iii) Out-of-state certification Fixed by board
11 (19) Physical therapy
12 (i) Original 15.00
13 (ii) Out-of-State certification 75.00
14 (iii) Temporary 25.00
15 (iv) Biennial renewal 20.00
16 (v) Renewal of expired license 10.00
17 (20) Midwifery
18 (i) Original 10.00
19 (ii) Biennial renewal 20.00
20 (21) Funeral directing
21 (i) Students Fixed by board
22 (ii) Change of school, preceptor Additional fee
23 fixed by board
24 (iii) Original license Fixed by board
25 (iv) Out-of-state If any, fixed by board
26 (v) Funeral Directors biennial renewal 35.00
27 (vi) Funeral Corporation, biennial renewal 35.00
28 (22) Barbers
29 (i) Examination, apprentice, student 5.00 <--
30 20.00
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1 (ii) Apprentice, student permit 2.00
2 (iii) Examination, barbers 5.00 <--
3 20.00
4 (iv) Teachers 5.00 <--
5 (IV) EXAMINATION, TEACHERS 20.00 <--
6 (v) Teachers, biennial renewal 25.00
7 (vi) Out-of-state 5.00
8 (vii) Barbers, biennial, renewal 20.00
9 (viii) Schools
10 (A) Registration 100.00
11 (B) Biennial renewal RENEWAL, BIENNIAL 50.00 <--
12 (23) Professional engineering
13 (i) Examination, ENGINEERS Fixed by board <--
14 (ii) Engineers-in-training <--
15 EXAMINATION, ENGINEERS-IN-TRAINING Fixed by board <--
16 (iii) Engineers, original licensure Fixed by board
17 (iv) Engineers, biennial renewal 25.00
18 (v) Surveyors, original licensure Fixed by board
19 (vi) Surveyors, biennial renewal 25.00
20 (24) Auctioneers <--
21 (i) Examination, original license 25.00
22 (ii) Application, examination, original
23 license: 45.00
24 10.00
25 30.00
26 (iii) Renewal, auctioneer 60.00
27 (iv) Renewal application, auctioneer 30.00
28 (v) Duplicates 2.50
29 (vi) Special license, specific auction 10.00
30 (25) Sewage treatment plant and waterworks operators
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1 (i) Certificate, original 10.00
2 (ii) Certificate, annual renewal 3.00
3 (24) AUCTIONEERS <--
4 (I) APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION FOR AUCTIONEER 25.00
5 (II) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION 45.00
6 (III) APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION FOR APPRENTICE
7 AUCTIONEER 10.00
8 (IV) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR
9 APPRENTICE AUCTIONEER 30.00
10 (V) RENEWAL, BIENNIAL, AUCTIONEER 60.00
11 (VI) RENEWAL, BIENNIAL OF APPRENTICE AUCTIONEER 30.00
12 (VII) DUPLICATE LICENSE 10.00
13 (VIII) SPECIAL LICENSE, SPECIFIC AUCTION 20.00
14 Section 4. Limited Additional Funds for Bureau Operation.--
15 In order to improve the operations and efficiency of the Bureau
16 of Professional and Occupational Affairs, the bureau, during the
17 first year of operation under the provisions of this act only,
18 shall have the power to deduct from the license fee of each
19 individual paid under the provisions of this act, a sum of money
20 sufficient to enable the bureau to receive a total sum of
21 $350,000 which money shall be used to reorganize, modernize and
22 automate the operations of the bureau.
23 Section 5. Repeals.--The following acts or parts of acts,
24 their amendments and supplements and all regulations promulgated
25 thereunder, are repealed in so far as inconsistent with the fees
26 fixed by the provisions of this act, and to such further extent,
27 if any, as specified:
28 Department of State
29 (1) Section 16, act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), known
30 as the "Beauty Culture Law."
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1 (2) Sections 4(b) and 8, act of May 1, 1929 (P.L.1216,
2 No.427), known as the "Real Estate Brokers License Act of one
3 thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine."
4 (3) Section 4, act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as
5 "The Dental Law."
6 (4) Sections 6 and 9, act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.499,
7 No.254), known as the "Motor Vehicle Manufacturer's, Dealer's
8 and Salesmen's License Act."
9 (5) Section 5, act of January 24, 1966 (1965 P.L.1527,
10 No.535), known as the "Landscape Architects' Registration Law."
11 (6) Sections 5 and 13, act of March 2, 1956 (P.L.1211,
12 No.376), known as the "Practical Nurse Law."
13 (7) Sections 7 and 10, act of July 12, 1919 (P.L.933,
14 No.369), known as the "Architects Registration Law."
15 (8) Section 9, act of June 22, 1970 (P.L.378, No.122), known
16 as the "Nursing Home Administrators License Act."
17 (9) Sections 6 and 8.2, act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318,
18 No.140), known as "The C.P.A. Law."
19 (10) Section 9, act of August 10, 1951 (P.L.1182, No.264),
20 known as the "Chiropractic Registration Act of 1951."
21 (11) Section 3, act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700,
22 No.699), known as the "Pharmacy Act."
23 (12) Sections 6 and 11, act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317,
24 No.69), known as "The Professional Nursing Law."
25 (13) Sections 8 and 10, act of March 19, 1909 (P.L.46,
26 No.29), referred to as the Osteopathic Practice Law.
27 (14) Sections 10 and 13, act of December 27, 1974 (P.L.995,
28 No.326), known as the "Veterinary Medicine Practice Act."
29 (15) Sections 7 and 10, act of March 30, 1917 (P.L.21,
30 No.10), referred to as the Optometry Practice Law.
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1 (16) Sections 7, 10 and 12, act of July 20, 1974 (P.L.551,
2 No.190), known as the "Medical Practice Act of 1974."
3 (17) Section 3, act of April 4, 1929 (P.L.160, No.155),
4 relating to practice of midwifery.
5 (18) Sections 6 and 15, act of March 2, 1956 (P.L.1206,
6 No.375), known as the "Podiatry Act of 1956."
7 (19) Section 4, act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), known
8 as the "Professional Engineers Registration Law."
9 (20) Section 12, act of November 18, 1968 (P.L.1052, <--
10 No.322), known as the "Sewage Treatment Plant and Waterworks
11 Operators' Certification Act."
12 (21) (20) Section 13, act of September 29, 1961 (P.L.1745,
13 No.708), known as "The Auctioneers License Act."
14 (22) (21) Sections 4 and 6, act of January 14, 1952 <--
15 (P.L.1898, No.522), known as the "Funeral Director Law."
16 (23) (22) Sections 3, 5 and 11, act of June 19, 1931 <--
17 (P.L.589, No.202), referred to as the Barbers' License Law.
18 (24) (23) Sections 6 and 7, act of October 10, 1975 <--
19 (No.110), known as the "Physical Therapy Practice Act."
20 Section 6. Effective Date.--This act shall take effect at
21 the beginning of the first annual license year for each
22 particular fee subsequent to the date of final enactment of this
23 act; and as to all fees not annual license fees, it shall take
24 effect January 1, 1977.
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