Originally published: . Volume 11, No. 7. Source pages: 8.
Act 275 provides that licensing boards shall waive any fee charged for an initial license or examination to any individual who is otherwise qualified to receive a license and meets certain requirements:
Receives public assistance including, but not limited to the following: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Medicaid. Disability insurance. Public housing. Earns less than two hundred percent of the current federal poverty
The new law also directs that licensing boards shall provide payment plans in lieu of full license and examination fee payments for initial applications and examinations to all individuals who apply, except for an individual who applies for a certificate of license who would otherwise be unqualified pursuant to this Title. Total fees paid by payment plans shall not exceed the amount an individual paying the full examination and licensing fee would otherwise pay. An individual who is in good standing with the licensing board and has been provided a payment plan shall have twelve months from the date of the first scheduled payment to pay the account in full. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to licensing boards that directly administer their own examinations.
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