GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 645

HOUSE BILL 819

 

AN ACT TO REVISE MAXIMUM FEES AUTHORIZED FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 90-123 is rewritten to read:

"In order to provide the means of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this Article and the duties of devolving upon the North Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry, said Board is hereby authorized to charge and collect fees established by its rules not exceeding the following:

(1)       Each application for general optometry examination  $400.00

(2)       Each general optometry license renewal, which fee shall be annually fixed by the Board, and not later than December 15 of each year written notice of the amount of the renewal fee shall be given to each optometrist licensed to practice in this State by mailing the notice to the last address of record with the Board of each such optometrist 250.00

(3)       Each certificate of license to a resident optometrist desiring to change to another state or territory 200.00

(4)       Each license issued to a practitioner of another state or territory to practice in this State 250.00

(5)       Each license to resume practice issued to an optometrist who has retired from the practice of optometry or who has removed from and returned to this State 250.00

(6)       Each application for registration as an optometric assistant or renewal thereof 50.00

(7)       Each application for registration as an optometric technician or renewal thereof 50.00

(8)       Each duplicate license or renewal thereof for each branch office 50.00".

Sec. 2.  G.S. 90-122 is amended in the first paragraph by deleting "thirty-five dollars ($35.00)" and inserting in lieu thereof:  "fifty dollars ($50.00)".

Sec. 3.  G.S. 90-118.10 is amended in the fourth paragraph by deleting "ten dollars ($10.00)" and inserting in lieu thereof:  "fifty dollars ($50.00)".

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective January 1, 1988.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 20th day of July, 1987.