Md. Code Regs. 10.10.04.01

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 26, December 27, 2024

Section 10.10.04.01 - General

A. Requirement. A person required to obtain and maintain a license as set forth under COMAR 10.10.03 shall pay the appropriate fees as set forth in this chapter.

B. A person shall submit a licensing fee in the form of a check or money order made payable to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

C. Fees. Fees include but are not limited to the following:

(1) Amend an unexpired permit-$50;

(2) Replace a lost permit-$30;

(3) Provide a copy of COMAR 10.10.01-.10.10.09, "Medical Laboratories"-as provided under COMAR 10.01.08; and

(4) For the Department to conduct out-of-State, on-site surveys of a laboratory seeking or maintaining a license to test specimens of a type and in a scientific field of study for which there is no national certification, for example, the subdiscipline of job-related testing of hair for drugs of abuse-full cost to the Department.

D. Public Health Laboratory. A public health laboratory, as defined in COMAR 10.10.01.03B, is exempt from paying fees under this chapter.

E. Fee Waiver. The Secretary may waive all licensing fees for a:

(1) Municipal or county health department; or

(2) Governmental agency that receives funding to operate from the State

F. Payment of Prorated Fees. A licensee issued a letter of exception or a permit at a time other than at the beginning of a regulatory cycle shall pay a letter of exception or permit fee based on the total number of full plus partial months remaining in a regulatory cycle on the date a permit or letter of exception is issued.

G. Refunds and Credits. The Secretary may not issue a refund or credit or return any licensing application fees to a laboratory that:

(1) Withdraws a licensing application;

(2) Replaces a permit with a letter of exception; or

(3) Voluntarily or involuntarily ceases to operate or reduces or limits a testing service before a license expires.

H. Failure to Pay Fees. The Secretary may not issue a new license or issue a renewed license until all outstanding fees are paid.

Md. Code Regs. 10.10.04.01

Regulation .01 amended effective December 9, 1991 (18:24 Md. R. 2644)
Regulations .01 adopted effective February 26, 1996 (23:4 Md. R. 273)
Regulation .01 amended effective July 24, 2000 (27:14 Md. R. 1340); June 1, 2009 (36:11 Md. R. 787); amended effective 43:17 Md. R. 953, eff. 8/29/2016