SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1837, 2447, 2552, PRINTER'S NO. 3207
2667, 2927
No. 1528 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. IRVIS, BENNETT, POLITE, WARGO, OLIVER,
RENWICK, WHITE, RHODES, BARBER, A. K. HUTCHINSON, JOHNSON,
CAPUTO, MRS. KELLY, MESSRS. BRANDT, GOEBEL AND REED,
JULY 25, 1977
SENATOR McKINNEY, STATE GOVERNMENT, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,
MAY 23, 1978
AN ACT
1 Enumerating certain fees and charges to be imposed for
2 activities regulated by the Bureau of Professional and
3 Occupational Affairs of the Department of State, creating the
4 Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and providing for
5 its administration and making certain repeals.
6 TABLE OF CONTENTS
7 Chapter 1. General Provisions
8 Section 101. Short title.
9 Section 102. Construction of act.
10 Chapter 2. Enumeration of Fees
11 Section 201. Fee schedules.
12 Section 202. State Board of Examiners of Architects.
13 Section 203. State Board of Auctioneer Examiners.
14 Section 204. State Board of Barber Examiners.
15 Section 205. State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
16 Section 206. State Board of Cosmetology.
17 Section 207. State Dental Council and Examining Board.
1 Section 208. State Board of Funeral Directors.
2 Section 209. State Board of Landscape Architects.
3 Section 210. State Board of Medical Education and Licensure.
4 Section 211. State Board of Motor Vehicle Salesmen.
5 Section 212. State Board of Nurse Examiners.
6 Section 213. State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home
7 Administrators.
8 Section 214. State Board of Optometrical Examiners.
9 Section 215. State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.
10 Section 216. State Board of Pharmacy.
11 Section 217. State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
12 Section 218. State Board of Podiatry Examiners.
13 Section 219. State Registration Board for Professional
14 Engineers.
15 Section 220. State Board of Examiners of Public Accountants.
16 Section 221. State Board of Psychologist Examiners.
17 Section 222. State Real Estate Commission.
18 Section 223. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
19 Section 224. Collection.
20 Section 225. Late renewal.
21 Section 226. Duplicate license.
22 Section 227. Duplicate certificate.
23 Chapter 3. Disposition of Funds
24 Section 301. Professional Licensure Augmentation Account.
25 Section 302. Appropriations from account.
26 Section 303. Budget preparation.
27 Section 304. Savings provision.
28 Section 305. Transitional provisions.
29 Chapter 4. Review of boards and commissions. <--
30 Section 401. Termination of boards, commissions of the
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1 Bureau of Professional and Occupational
2 Affairs.
3 Section 402. Terms of office for members of boards,
4 councils, commissions and agencies.
5 Section 403. Transitional termination provisions.
6 Section 404. Continuation or reestablishment of boards,
7 councils, commissions and agencies.
8 Chapter 5. 4. Repeals <--
9 Section 501. 401. Specific repeals. <--
10 Section 502. 402. General repeal. <--
11 Chapter 6. 5. Miscellaneous Provisions <--
12 Section 601. 501. Savings clause. <--
13 Section 602. 502. Effective date. <--
14 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15 hereby enacts as follows:
16 CHAPTER 1
17 GENERAL PROVISIONS
18 Section 101. Short title.
19 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Bureau of
20 Professional and Occupational Affairs Fee Act."
21 Section 102. Construction of act.
22 This act contains an enumeration of certain fees charged by
23 various boards and commissions within the Bureau of Professional
24 and Occupational Affairs. Some of the fees contained herein
25 represent increases or decreases from existing charges while
26 others represent the current fees in effect on the effective
27 date of this act. It is the intent of the General Assembly, and
28 this act shall be so construed, that the fees herein set forth
29 shall be those charged by the various agencies on the effective
30 date of this act. Further, the fact that a particular fee
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1 currently in effect is not enumerated in this act shall not
2 effect the validity of such fee.
3 CHAPTER 2
4 ENUMERATION OF FEES
5 Section 201. Fee schedules.
6 The fees for the following activities regulated by the boards
7 and commissions within the Bureau of Professional and
8 Occupational Affairs of the Department of State shall be as
9 specified in this chapter until such time as they are changed by
10 law or by the appropriate agency authorized to make such
11 changes.
12 Section 202. State Board of Examiners of Architects.
13 Activity Fee
14 (1) Examination or certificate of qualifications
15 and registration fee - architect........... $ 50.00
16 (2) Examination fee to change from "registered
17 by exemption" to "registered by examination"
18 - Senior Certificate National Council of
19 Architectural Registration Boards.......... 10.00
20 (3) Biennial renewal license fee - architect... 25.00
21 (4) Renewal of architect license within one
22 year of expiration......................... 10.00
23 (5) Issuance of new certificate after six month
24 period following revocation of certificate
25 of qualification to practice architecture.. 10.00
26 (plus costs
27 of revocation
28 expenses of
29 board)
30 Section 203. State Board of Auctioneer Examiners.
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1 Activity Fee
2 (1) Examination fee for auctioneer's license... $ 25.00
3 (2) Issuance of certificate of biennial regis-
4 tration - auctioneer....................... 50.00
5 (3) Examination for apprentice auctioneer's
6 license.................................... 10.00
7 (4) Issuance of registration certificate -
8 auctioneer................................. 50.00
9 (5) Apprentice auctioneer's biennial certifi-
10 cate....................................... 30.00
11 (6) Biennial auctioneer reregistration......... 50.00
12 (7) Biennial apprentice auctioneer re-
13 registration............................... 30.00
14 (8) Special license for special auction........ 200.00
15 (9) Auctioneer license for last six months of
16 two-year period............................ 30.00
17 (10) Apprentice auctioneer for last six months
18 of two-year period......................... 30.00
19 Section 204. State Board of Barber Examiners.
20 Activity Fee
21 (1) Examination fee - barber................... $ 25.00
22 (2) Examination fee - manager.................. 30.00
23 (3) Examination fee - teacher.................. 35.00
24 (4) Registration fee for teachers.............. 25.00
25 (5) Biennial registration for teachers......... 25.00
26 (6) Student permit............................. 5.00
27 (7) Biennial renewal of barber certificate..... 5.00
28 (8) Registration of barber shop................ 10.00
29 (9) Biennial renewal-barber shop............... 10.00
30 (10) Registration fee-barber school........... 100.00
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1 (11) Annual renewal - barber school........... 50.00
2 (12) Registration fee - managers................ 8.00
3 (13) Biennial renewal - managers................ 8.00
4 Section 205. State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
5 Activity Fee
6 (1) Standard examination fee................... $ 40.00
7 (2) Limited examination fee.................... 10.00
8 (3) Biennial registration fee.................. 20.00
9 (4) Examination upon application of holder
10 of National Board Certificate.............. 50.00
11 (5) Restoration fee............................ 50.00
12 (6) Duplicate registration packet.............. 5.00
13 (7) Certification of grades.................... 10.00
14 (8) Reciprocity................................ 50.00
15 Section 206. State Board of Cosmetology.
16 Activity Fee
17 (1) License fee for beauty shop owner.......... $ 25.00
18 (2) License fee for managers................... 25.00
19 (3) License fee for teachers................... 25.00
20 (4) License fee for operators.................. 10.00
21 (5) License fee for manicurists................ 10.00
22 (6) License fee for students................... 5.00
23 (7) License fee for apprentices................ 5.00
24 (8) License fee for school of beauty culture... 50.00
25 (9) Biennial renewal fee for shop owner........ 25.00
26 (10) Biennial renewal fee for managers.......... 25.00
27 (11) Biennial renewal fee for teachers.......... 25.00
28 (12) Biennial renewal fee for operators......... 10.00
29 (13) Biennial renewal fee for manicurists....... 10.00
30 (14) Biennial renewal fee for schools of beauty
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1 culture.................................... 50.00
2 (15) Student permit extension................... 1.00
3 (16) Examination for managers................... 10.00
4 (17) Examination for teachers................... 10.00
5 (18) Examination for operators.................. 4.00
6 (19) Examination for manicurist................. 4.00
7 (20) Reciprocal license for operators........... 25.00
8 (21) Temporary permit........................... 4.00
9 Section 207. State Dental Council and Examining Board.
10 Activity Fee
11 (1) Biennial registration fee - dentists....... $ 25.00
12 (2) Biennial registration fee - dental
13 hygienists................................. 10.00
14 (3) Issuance of dental license................. 25.00
15 (4) Dental license by criteria approval........ 50.00
16 (5) Late biennial registration penalty -
17 dentists................................... 5.00
18 (6) Fee for certification of grades to other
19 states - dentists.......................... 5.00
20 (7) Issuance of dental hygiene license......... 25.00
21 (8) Late biennial registration penalty - dental
22 hygienists................................. 2.00
23 (9) Certification of grades to other states -
24 dental hygienists.......................... 5.00
25 Section 208. State Board of Funeral Directors.
26 Activity Fee
27 (1) Initial license - director, branch,
28 corporation, estate, widow................. $ 25.00
29 (2) Out of state............................... 25.00
30 (3) Biennial renewal - directors............... 20.00
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1 (4) Biennial renewal - corporation, branch..... 20.00
2 (5) Examination................................ 25.00
3 (6) Registration, supervisor................... 10.00
4 (7) Annual renewal, supervisor................. 10.00
5 (8) Annual renewal, widow, estate.............. 25.00
6 (9) Registration, student trainee.............. 5.00
7 (10) Registration, resident intern.............. 5.00
8 Section 209. State Board of Landscape Architects.
9 Activity Fee
10 (1) Initial examination and licensure fee for
11 landscape architect........................ $ 75.00
12 (2) Biennial registration landscape architect
13 license.................................... 75.00
14 Section 210. State Board of Medical Education and Licensure.
15 Activity Fee
16 (1) Medical examination fee.................... $125.00
17 (2) Application for graduate training
18 certificate................................ 10.00
19 (3) Licensure by endorsement - medical......... 100.00
20 (4) Biennial registration - medical doctor..... 75.00
21 (5) Across the border license.................. 50.00
22 (6) Across the border biennial registration.... 50.00
23 (7) Examination fee - midwifery................ 50.00
24 (8) Biennial registration fee - midwifery...... 20.00
25 (9) Limited license for visiting professor..... 10.00
26 (10) Druggist therapist renewal................. 5.00
27 (11) Permanent limited license in the profession-
28 al category................................ 125.00
29 (12) Renewal for permanent limited license in the
30 professional category...................... 75.00
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1 Section 211. State Board of Motor Vehicle Salesmen.
2 Activity Fee
3 (1) Motor vehicle salesman license............. $ 15.00
4 (2) Biennial renewal of license - motor vehicle
5 salesman................................... 15.00
6 (3) Motor vehicle dealer's license............. 25.00
7 (4) Biennial renewal of motor vehicle dealer's
8 license.................................... 25.00
9 (5) License of dealer's branch office.......... 25.00
10 (6) Biennial renewal of license of dealer's
11 branch office.............................. 25.00
12 (7) License for used car lot not adjacent to
13 dealer lot supplemental license - biennial. 10.00
14 (8) Manufacturer's license..................... 25.00
15 (9) Biennial renewal manufacturer's license.... 25.00
16 (10) Distributor's license...................... 25.00
17 (11) Biennial renewal distributor's license..... 25.00
18 (12) Wholesaler's license....................... 25.00
19 (13) Biennial renewal wholesaler's license...... 25.00
20 (14) Factory representative license............. 15.00
21 (15) Biennial renewal factory representative's
22 license.................................... 15.00
23 (16) Distributor branch representative license.. 15.00
24 (17) Biennial renewal distributor branch rep-
25 resentative's license...................... 15.00
26 (18) Salesman's change of employer license fee.. 5.00
27 (19) Motor vehicle manufacturer's branch office
28 license.................................... 25.00
29 (20) Biennial renewal manufacturer's branch
30 office license............................. 15.00
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1 (21) Motor vehicle wholesaler's branch office
2 license.................................... 25.00
3 (22) Biennial renewal motor vehicle wholesaler's
4 branch office license...................... 15.00
5 (23) Biennial renewal used car lot.............. 25.00
6 Section 212. State Board of Nurse Examiners.
7 Activity Fee
8 (1) Registered nurse examination and initial
9 licensure.................................. $ 24.00
10 (2) Application for licensure as registered
11 nurse by endorsement....................... 24.00
12 (3) Biennial renewal registration fee - regis-
13 tered nurse................................ 10.00
14 (4) Practical nurse examination and initial
15 licensure.................................. 18.00
16 (5) Application for licensure as licensed
17 practical nurse by endorsement............. 18.00
18 (6) Biennial renewal fee - practical nurse..... 5.00
19 Section 213. State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home
20 Administrators.
21 Activity Fee
22 (1) Examination and initial registration....... $ 50.00
23 (2) Biennial renewal registration.............. 50.00
24 (3) Late biennial registration penalty......... 5.00
25 (4) License by endorsement..................... 50.00
26 (5) Temporary permit........................... 50.00
27 (6) Reissue permit............................. 50.00
28 (7) Reciprocity................................ 2.00
29 Section 214. State Board of Optometrical Examiners.
30 Activity Fee
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1 (1) Initial examination fee.................... $ 25.00
2 (2) Biennial renewal registration fee.......... 25.00
3 (3) Late biennial registration penalty......... 5.00
4 (4) Application for license by optometrists
5 licensed in another state.................. 25.00
6 (5) Certification of grades to another state... 10.00
7 (6) Initial fee for branch office license...... 20.00
8 (7) Biennial renewal fee for branch office
9 license.................................... 20.00
10 (8) Application for examination de novo after
11 having twice failed examination............ 25.00
12 Section 215. State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.
13 Activity Fee
14 (1) Application for examination for osteopath's
15 license..................................... $ 40.00
16 (2) Application for examination de novo after
17 having twice failed examination............. 25.00
18 (3) Certification granting right to practice
19 osteopathy while licensee is enrolled in
20 residency training program.................. 25.00
21 (4) Pennsylvania licensing of osteopath licensed
22 in another state............................ 50.00
23 (5) Biennial registration fee.................. 25.00
24 (6) Penalty for failure to register biennially:
25 To be set by board:
26 (i) For first offense, penalty not to
27 exceed............................... 25.00
28 (ii) For second or subsequent offense,
29 penalty not to exceed............... 50.00
30 (7) Certification of transfer of Pennsylvania
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1 osteopath's license to another state....... 10.00
2 Section 216. State Board of Pharmacy.
3 Activity Fee
4 (1) Application for registration as pharmacy
5 intern................................. $ 10.00
6 (2) Application for license of pharmacist who
7 has been licensed in another state......... 50.00
8 (3) Registration and certificate for pharmacist
9 who has been licensed in another state..... 25.00
10 (4) Application for examination given to
11 pharmacy interns upon graduation from an
12 accredited college of pharmacy............. 25.00
13 (5) Certificate to practice pharmacy........... 25.00
14 (6) Biennial renewal fee - pharmacist.......... 25.00
15 (7) Late registration fee - pharmacist:
16 To be set by board, not to exceed......... 25.00
17 (8) Registration for new pharmacy.............. 50.00
18 (9) Biennial renewal - pharmacy................ 50.00
19 (10) Registration for change in ownership and/or
20 change in location of an established
21 pharmacy................................... 50.00
22 (11) Registration for change in name and/or
23 change in managership (pharmacist) within an
24 established pharmacy....................... 10.00
25 Section 217. State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
26 Activity Fee
27 (1) New application for physical therapist
28 license.................................... $ 50.00
29 (2) Application for physical therapist license
30 by one already licensed as of effective
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1 date of new act............................ 15.00
2 (3) Application for licensure by physical
3 therapist by endorsement................... 75.00
4 (4) Temporary physical therapist license....... 25.00
5 (5) Biennial renewal physical therapist
6 license.................................... 25.00
7 (6) Restoration fee within three years of
8 failure to renew........................... 5.00
9 (7) Foreign trained physical therapists apply-
10 ing for supervised clinical experience..... 5.00
11 (8) Certification of grades to another state... 25.00
12 Section 218. State Board of Podiatry Examiners.
13 Activity Fee
14 (1) Examination fee............................ $ 50.00
15 (2) Biennial registration fee.................. 30.00
16 (3) License by reciprocity..................... 100.00
17 (4) Duplicate registration packet.............. 2.00
18 (5) Branch office certificate.................. 10.00
19 Section 219. State Registration Board for Professional
20 Engineers.
21 Activity Fee
22 (1) Application for registration - professional
23 engineer................................... $ 50.00
24 (2) Biennial registration - engineer........... 25.00
25 (3) Biennial registration - surveyor........... 25.00
26 (4) Application for registration as professional
27 engineer by engineer-in-training........... 25.00
28 (5) Application for registration as registered
29 surveyor................................... 50.00
30 (6) Application for registration as
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1 engineer-in-training....................... 25.00
2 (7) Application for temporary permit to practice
3 engineering................................ 25.00
4 (8) Application for temporary permit to practice
5 surveying.................................. 25.00
6 (9) Application for certificate of approval for
7 fictitious name............................ 25.00
8 (10) Application for certificate of approval of
9 corporate name............................. 25.00
10 Section 220. State Board of Examiners of Public Accountants.
11 Activity Fee
12 (1) Examination fee for the purpose of becoming
13 certified.................................. $ 50.00
14 (2) Reexamination fee.......................... 50.00
15 Less $5 for each passing credit earned in
16 previous exams but in no event less than... 30.00
17 (3) Biennial permit fee - not to exceed........ 30.00
18 (4) Reciprocal application fee................. 50.00
19 (5) Corporate application fee.................. 50.00
20 (6) Partnership and professional association
21 application fee............................ 50.00
22 (7) Amendment fee - corporations, partnerships
23 and professional associations.............. 10.00
24 (8) Public accountants application............. 50.00
25 Section 221. State Board of Psychologist Examiners.
26 Activity Fee
27 (1) Application for license and examination.... $ 50.00
28 (2) Biennial renewal of license................ 10.00
29 (3) Third examination fee and each subsequent
30 examination - each examination............. 60.00
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1 Section 222. State Real Estate Commission.
2 Activity Fee
3 (1) Fee for examination and certification of
4 registration - real estate broker/limited
5 real estate broker......................... $ 25.00
6 (2) Reexamination fee - real estate broker/
7 limited real estate broker................. 10.00
8 (3) Biennial license fee for each additional
9 office - real estate broker/limited real
10 estate broker.............................. 20.00
11 (4) Biennial registration fee - real estate
12 broker/limited real estate broker.......... 25.00
13 (5) All certification fees..................... 5.00
14 (6) Application for corporation, partnership,
15 association or additional licenses for
16 brokers of record, partners or officers.... 25.00
17 (7) All applications for licensure by
18 reciprocity................................ 25.00
19 (8) Examination and certification of registra-
20 tion - real estate salesman/builder owner
21 salesman................................... 20.00
22 (9) Reexamination - real estate salesman/
23 builder owner salesman..................... 10.00
24 (10) Biennial registration fee - real estate
25 salesman/builder owner salesman........... 20.00
26 (11) Limited real estate salesman license....... 5.00
27 (12) Biennial registration as limited salesman.. 5.00
28 (13) Initial branch office license.............. 10.00
29 (14) Biennial renewal - corporation, partnership
30 or association............................. 25.00
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1 (15) Biennial renewal - broker of record,
2 associate broker, officer or partner....... 25.00
3 (16) Real estate schools other than colleges
4 and universities - initial approval........ 50.00
5 (17) Annual renewal for real estate schools
6 other than colleges and universities....... 25.00
7 Section 223. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
8 Activity Fee
9 (1) Temporary permit to practice veterinary
10 medicine for applicant for admission to
11 examination (one-half of fee to be applied
12 to examination fee)........................ $ 50.00
13 (2) Application for examination for licensure
14 to practice veterinary medicine............ 50.00
15 (3) Reinstatement of license within one year
16 of expiration - reinstatement fee.......... 10.00
17 plus regular
18 biennial fee
19 (4) Biennial registration fee.................. 10.00
20 Section 224. Collection.
21 The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs shall
22 collect the fees for which this act provides. However, nothing
23 in this act shall prevent the collection of fees by the bureau
24 which are otherwise authorized and which are not inconsistent
25 with the provisions of this act.
26 Section 225. Late renewal.
27 Where a license is renewed beyond the date specified for
28 renewal by the bureau, a fee of $5 for each month or part of a
29 month beyond the renewal date shall be charged in addition to
30 the prescribed fee.
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1 Section 226. Duplicate license.
2 The fee for the issuance of a duplicate license shall be $5
3 in all cases.
4 Section 227. Duplicate certificate.
5 The fee for the issuance of a duplicate certificate shall be
6 $10 in all cases.
7 CHAPTER 3
8 DISPOSITION OF FUNDS
9 Section 301. Professional Licensure Augmentation Account.
10 Beginning July 1, 1978 and thereafter, all moneys collected
11 by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs shall be
12 paid into the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account which
13 is hereby created and which shall be a special restricted
14 receipts account within the General Fund. Moneys in such account
15 shall be used only for the support of the operation of the
16 bureau and the various regulatory boards.
17 Section 302. Appropriations from account.
18 The General Assembly shall annually appropriate for payment
19 of the costs of processing licenses and renewals, for the
20 operation of the various regulatory boards, and for other
21 general costs of bureau operations, moneys available from the
22 Professional Licensure Augmentation Account.
23 Section 303. Budget preparation.
24 In preparing the proposed budget for bureau operations for
25 each year, the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational
26 Affairs shall consult with the boards and commissions under his
27 jurisdiction to determine their budgetary requirements for the
28 upcoming year. The commissioner shall submit for each board of
29 the bureau, in addition to any information requested or
30 prescribed by the Secretary of the Budget, Secretary of the
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1 Commonwealth, the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee
2 and the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the
3 following information, for the most recent fiscal year:
4 (1) number of applications for licenses received;
5 (2) number of new and renewal licenses issued;
6 (3) number of applicants failing to qualify for licenses;
7 (4) number of inspections completed;
8 (5) number of violations cited;
9 (6) number of violations corrected;
10 (7) licensees prosecuted;
11 (8) amount of expenditures incurred, classified in terms
12 of administration, enforcement and investigation;
13 (9) the amount of fee revenue by type of license issued.
14 (10) personnel complement filled and vacant; and
15 (11) number of applications not processed by June 30 of the
16 previous fiscal year.
17 Section 304. Savings provision.
18 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect section
19 30 of the act of September 29, 1961 (P.L.1745, No.708), known as
20 "The Auctioneers' License Act," or section 907 of the act of
21 October 15, 1975 (P.L.390, No.111), known as the "Health Care
22 Services Malpractice Act." ACT" OR TO DENY THE STATE BOARD OF <--
23 MEDICAL EDUCATION AND LICENSURE THE FULL USE OF ALL FEES,
24 CHARGES, AND FINES IT COLLECTS.
25 Section 305. Transitional provisions.
26 (a) For the remainder of fiscal year 1977-1978, such
27 additional moneys as are attributable to the increased fees
28 provided by this act are hereby appropriated to the Department
29 of State for the operation of the department, but such moneys
30 shall not be spent until such expenditures are approved by the
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1 Secretary of the Budget and the Chairmen of the House and Senate
2 Appropriations Committees. If any of such moneys remain
3 unapproved on July 1, 1978, such moneys shall be paid into the
4 Professional Licensure Augmentation Account.
5 (b) For the purposes of the license period normally ending
6 February 28, 1978 for those licensed pursuant to the act of May
7 1, 1929 (P.L.1216, No.427), known as the "Real Estate Brokers
8 License Act of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine," such
9 licenses shall not expire on February 28, 1978, but shall remain
10 in effect until April 15, 1978. The new license period shall
11 begin at such time. The provisions of this subsection shall
12 apply only to the license period beginning in 1978. Thereafter,
13 the licenses shall expire February 28 as currently provided by
14 law.
15 CHAPTER 4 <--
16 REVIEW OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
17 Section 401. Termination of boards, commissions of the Bureau
18 of Professional and Occupational Affairs.
19 (a) Schedule.--Unless specifically authorized to continue in
20 being and function by act of the General Assembly subsequent to
21 the effective date of this act, every board and commission
22 heretofore created by law, or by resolution adopted jointly by
23 the House of Representatives and the Senate or by either of
24 them, shall wind up its affairs and go out of existence
25 according to the following schedule:
26 (1) On July 1, 1979:
27 State Board of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers
28 and Salesmen
29 The State Registration Board for Professional
30 Engineers
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1 The State Board for the Examination of Public
2 Accountants
3 The State Board of the Examination of Architects
4 The State Board of the Examination of Landscape
5 Architects
6 The State Real Estate Commission
7 The State Board of Pharmacy
8 (2) On July 1, 1980:
9 The State Board of Cosmetology
10 The State Board of Barber Examiners
11 The State Board of Funeral Directors
12 The State Board of the Examination of Auctioneer
13 Examiners
14 The State Board of Nursing Home Examiners
15 The State Board of Podiatry Examiners
16 The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
17 (3) On July 1, 1981:
18 The State Board of Medical Education and Licensure
19 The State Board of Nurse Examiners
20 The State Dental Council and Examining Board
21 The State Board of Optometrical Examiners
22 The Pennsylvania Board of Psychologist Examiners
23 The State Board of the Examination of Chiropractic
24 Examiners
25 The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
26 The State Board of Physical Therapist Examiners
27 (b) General provision.--Any agency omitted for the above
28 list would be subject to provisions of this act.
29 (c) Terms.--The terms of officers and members of any
30 reestablished or re-created boards, commissions or agencies
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1 shall not be altered in any manner whatsoever at the time of
2 their reestablishment or re-creation or at any other time.
3 (d) Review.--Reviews by the committee of reference in the
4 General Assembly shall be completed at least three months before
5 the expiration of the agency concerned.
6 Section 402. Terms of office for members of boards, councils,
7 commissions and agencies.
8 Notwithstanding any law presently or hereafter enacted,
9 except as to such boards, commissions, agencies or councils
10 reestablished or re-created by Act of Assembly hereafter
11 approved, the terms of all officers of any board, commission,
12 council or agency shall end on the same date as the agency set
13 forth in section 401.
14 Section 403. Transitional termination provisions.
15 Whenever any program or agency is terminated or abolished
16 pursuant to this section, the following provisions shall apply:
17 (1) Upon termination, each board, council, commission or
18 agency shall continue in existence until July 1 of the next
19 succeeding year for the purpose of winding up its affairs.
20 Termination shall not reduce or otherwise limit the powers or
21 authority of each respective agency, board, council or
22 commission during that period. Upon the expiration of the one
23 year after termination, each respective agency, board,
24 council or commission shall cease all activities.
25 (2) This act shall not cause the dismissal of any claim
26 or right of a citizen against any such agency, board, council
27 or commission or any claim or right of any agency, board,
28 council or commission terminated pursuant to this act which
29 is subject to litigation.
30 (3) The General Assembly shall not terminate the
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1 existence or power of any agency which is created as a result
2 of an interstate compact except in accordance with the
3 provisions of the compact for termination of membership.
4 (4) Whenever any agency is terminated pursuant to the
5 provisions of this act, the Commonwealth shall assume full
6 responsibility for the payment of any outstanding bonded
7 indebtedness of the terminated agency.
8 Section 404. Continuation or reestablishment of boards,
9 councils, commissions and agencies.
10 The life of any board, council, commission or agency
11 scheduled for termination under this section may be continued or
12 reestablished by the General Assembly for periods not to exceed
13 six years.
14 Any newly created commission, board, council or agency shall
15 have a life not to exceed six years and shall be subject to the
16 provisions of this act.
17 CHAPTER 5 4 <--
18 REPEALS
19 Section 501. 401. Specific repeals. <--
20 (a) The following acts or parts of acts are hereby repealed
21 insofar as they establish fixed fees inconsistent with those
22 fees contained in this act. To the extent such acts or parts of
23 acts authorize the fixing of fees by an agency for which a fee
24 has been set forth in this act, such acts shall not be construed
25 to be repealed or superseded by this act and those provisions
26 authorizing the fixing of fees by any agency shall remain in
27 effect:
28 Sections 8, 10 and 13, act of March 19, 1909 (P.L.46, No.29),
29 referred to as the Osteopathic Practice Law.
30 Sections 7 and 10, act of March 30, 1917 (P.L.21, No.10),
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1 referred to as the Optometry Practice Law.
2 Sections 7(b) and (c), 10 and 11(b), act of July 12, 1919
3 (P.L.933, No.369), referred to as the Architects Registration
4 Law.
5 Sections 7(b), 8 and 9, act of May 1, 1929 (P.L.1216,
6 No.427), known as the "Real Estate Brokers License Act of one
7 thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine."
8 Sections 3, 5, 8 and 12, act of June 19, 1931 (P.L.589,
9 No.202), referred to as the Barbers' License Law.
10 Section 4, act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as "The
11 Dental Law."
12 Section 16, act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to
13 as the Beauty Culture Law.
14 Section 9, act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), known as
15 the "Professional Engineers Registration Law."
16 Section 8.2, act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318, NO.140), known as
17 "The C. P. A. Law."
18 Sections 6 and 10(a), act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69),
19 known as "The Professional Nursing Law."
20 Section 9, act of August 10, 1951 (P.L.1182, No.264), known
21 as the "Chiropractic Registration Act of 1951."
22 Sections 4, 9 and 10, act of March 2, 1956 (P.L.1206,
23 No.375), known as the "Podiatry Act of 1956."
24 Sections 5 and 13, act of March 2, 1956 (P.L.1211, No.376),
25 known as the "Practical Nurse Law."
26 Sections 3 and 4(f), act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700,
27 No.699), known as the "Pharmacy Act."
28 Section 13, act of September 29, 1961 (P.L.1745, No.708),
29 known as "The Auctioneers' License Act."
30 Sections 6 and 9, act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.499, No.254),
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1 known as the "Motor Vehicle Manufacturer's, Dealer's and
2 Salesmen's License Act."
3 Section 5, act of January 24, 1966 (1965 P.L.1527, No.535),
4 known as the "Landscape Architects' Registration Law."
5 Sections 6(a), 9(b) and 10, act of June 22, 1970 (P.L.378,
6 NO.122), known as the "Nursing Home Administrators License Act."
7 Sections 6(a)(4) and 15, act of March 23, 1972 (P.L.136,
8 No.52), referred to as the Psychologists License Act.
9 Section 10, act of December 27, 1974 (P.L.995, No.326), known
10 as the "Veterinary Medicine Practice Act."
11 Sections 5, 6(d) and (g), and 7, act of October 10, 1975
12 (P.L.383, No.110), known as the "Physical Therapy Practice Act."
13 (b) All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the
14 provisions of this act relating to the collection and payment of
15 fees as herein provided are hereby repealed to the extent of the
16 inconsistency.
17 Section 502. 402. General repeal. <--
18 All other acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are
19 hereby repealed to the extent of any inconsistency.
20 CHAPTER 6 5 <--
21 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
22 Section 601. 501. Savings clause. <--
23 The provisions of this act shall not affect any act done,
24 liability incurred or right accrued or vested, or affect any
25 suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any
26 right or penalty or punish any offense under the authority of
27 any act or part thereof repealed by this act.
28 Section 602. 502. Effective date. <--
29 This act shall take effect immediately.
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