15A NCAC 02H .1104      FEES ASSOCIATED WITH CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

(a)  Certification Fees:

(1)           The first category, as set forth in Rule .1105 of this Section, shall be certified at a cost of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per year. Additional categories, shall be certified at a cost of four hundred dollars ($400.00) per year per category. The addition of parameters not included in the original certification shall be certified at a cost of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year per parameter.

(2)           Certification fees are due upon application and no later than 45 days prior to the requested certification date.

(b)  Renewal Fees:

(1)           The certified laboratory shall pay the State a four hundred dollar ($400.00) per year renewal fee for each category of certification or the minimum fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per year if only one category is certified. Renewal certification fees are due by November 1 annually.

(2)           Out‑of‑state laboratories shall reimburse the State for actual travel and subsistence costs incurred in certification, recertification, and maintenance of certification.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑215.3(a)(1); 143‑215.3(a)(10); 143‑215.66;

Eff. October 1, 1988;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019.