RULES AND REGULATIONS
STATE BOARD OF MEDICINE
[49 PA. CODE CH. 16]
Examination Fees
[26 Pa.B. 487] The State Board of Medicine (Board) amends § 16.13 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration fees) pertaining to increased fees for December 1995, and subsequent examinations as set forth in Annex A.
Under section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 279.3a) and sections 6, 8 and 24 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (act) (63 P. S. §§ 422.6, 422.8 and 422.24), examinations for licensure must be prepared and administered by a professional testing organization under contract to the appropriate board. This amendment changes fees for examinations to candidates for licensure. Contract costs for examinations services increased December 1995, under newly executed contracts. There is also established the contract fee for the Special Purpose Examination (SPEX), which a medical doctor may be required to pass coincident to a disciplinary or corrective measure under § 17.12d (relating to SPEX Examination). Outdated and unnecessary language relating to the FLEX examination, which is no longer available, has been deleted.
Public notice of intention to amend § 16.13 under the procedures specified in sections 201 and 202 of the act of July 31, 1968 (CDL) (P. L. 769, No. 240) (45 P. S. §§ 1201 and 1202), has been omitted as authorized under section 204(3) of the CDL (45 P. S. § 1204(3)), because the Board finds that these procedures are, under the circumstances, unnecessary. Public comment is unnecessary because section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 requires that candidate fees cover the cost of the examination. Persons affected by this amendment have been given actual notice of the Board's intention to amend § 16.13 in advance of final rulemaking under section 204(2) of the CDL.
Statutory Authority
This amendment is adopted under section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 and sections 6, 8 and 24 of the act.
Fiscal Impact and Paperwork Requirements
This amendment will have no fiscal impact on the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions. Candidates for licensure by examination will be required to pay an increased fee to cover contract costs for the examination, and candidates for the SPEX examination will be required to pay the contract fee.
Regulatory Review
Under section 5(f) of the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. § 745.5(f)), a copy of the amendment was submitted on December 7, 1995, to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) and the Chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure and the House Committee on Professional Licensure. In addition, at the same time, the amendment was submitted to the Office of Attorney General for review and comment under the Commonwealth Attorneys Act (71 P. S. §§ 731-101--731-506).
Under section 5(c) of the Regulatory Review Act, the amendment was deemed approved by the House and Senate Committees on December 27, 1995, and was approved by IRRC on January 6, 1996.
Additional Information
Individuals who desire information are invited to submit inquiries to Cindy Warner, Board Administrator, State Board of Medicine, P. O. Box 2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649, (717) 783-1400.
Findings
The Board finds that:
(1) Public notice of intention to amend the regulation adopted by this order under the procedures specified in sections 201 and 202 of the CDL has been omitted under the authority contained in section 204(3) of the CDL because the Board has, for good cause, found that the procedure specified in sections 201 and 202 of the CDL is in this circumstance, unnecessary, because section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 requires candidate fees cover the cost of examinations.
(2) Persons affected by the amendment adopted by this order have been given actual notice of the Board's intention to amend the regulation in advance of final rulemaking under section 204(2) of the CDL.
(3) The amendment of the regulation of the Board in the manner provided in this order is necessary and appropriate for the administration of its authorizing statute.
Order
The Board, acting under its authorizing statute, orders that:
(a) The regulations of the Board, 49 Pa. Code Chapter 16, are amended by amending § 16.13 to read as set forth in Annex A.
(b) The Chairperson of the Board shall submit this order and Annex A to the Office of General Counsel and the Office of Attorney General for approval as to legality as required by law.
(c) The Chairperson of the Board shall certify this order and Annex A and deposit them with the Legislative Reference Bureau as required by law.
(d) This order shall become effective immediately upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and apply to examinations administered on and after September 1, 1995.
CHARLES J. BANNON, M.D.,
Chairperson(Editor's Note: For the text of the order of the Independent Regulatory Review Commission relating to this document, see 26 Pa.B. 284 (January 20, 1996).)
Fiscal Note: 16A-491. No fiscal impact; (8) recommends adoption.
Annex A
TITLE 49. PROFESSIONAL AND
VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
PART I. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A. PROFESSIONAL AND
OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 16. STATE BOARD OF MEDICINE
Subchapter B. GENERAL LICENSE, CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION PROVISIONS § 16.13. Licensure, certification, examination and registration fees.
(a) The examination fee for the December 1995, and following administrations of the USMLE Step 3 examination is $375.
(b) The fee for a license without restriction for a graduate of an accredited medical college is $20. The fee for a license without restriction for a graduate of an unaccredited medical college is $80. The biennial registration fee for a license without restriction is $80.
(c) The fee for an institutional license is $35.
(d) The fee for an extraterritorial license is $10. The biennial registration fee for an extraterritorial license is $80.
(e) The fee for a graduate license for a graduate of an accredited medical college is $15. The fee for a graduate license for a graduate of an unaccredited medical college is $80. The fee to renew a graduate license is $10.
(f) The fee for a temporary license is $35.
(g) The fee for an interim limited license is $10. The fee to renew an interim limited license is $10.
(h) The fee for a midwife license is $20. The biennial registration fee for a midwife license is $25.
(i) The fee for a physician assistant certificate is $15. The biennial registration fee for a physician assistant certificate is $25.
(j) The fee for registration as a supervising physician of a physician assistant is $15.
(k) The fee for registration as a physician assistant supervisor of a physician assistant is $55.
(l) The application fee for satellite location approval is $45.
(m) The fee for an acupuncturist supervisor registration is $15.
(n) The biennial registration fee for a drugless therapist license is $25.
(o) The biennial registration fee for a limited license--permanent--is $25.
(p) There is no initial registration fee for a license, certificate or registration subject to biennial registration requirements.
(q) The fees for examination in radiologic procedures are listed in this subsection.
(1) The fee for the ARRT Examination in Radiography is $30.
(2) The fee for the ARRT Examination in Radiation Therapy Technology is $30.
(3) The fee for the ARRT Examination in Nuclear Medicine Technology is $30.
(4) The fee for the ARRT Limited Examinations in Radiography is $35. Study material may be purchased from the Board for $21.
(5) The fee for the ARRT Limited Examination in Radiography--Skull and Sinuses is $35.
(r) The fee for SPEX (Special Purpose Examination) is $550.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-139. Filed for public inspection February 2, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
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