Connecticut § 20-109 - Fee for examination.
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§ 20-109. Fee for examination.
Sec. 20-109. Fee for examination. Upon the payment of a fee of five hundred sixty-five dollars by an applicant, the Department of Public Health, under the supervision of the dental commissioners shall examine applicants. All examinations shall be given at least once per year and at other times prescribed by the department. The department shall grant licenses to such applicants as are qualified.
(1949 Rev., S. 4454; 1957, P.A. 181; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 33; 1963, P.A. 257; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 53; P.A. 77-614, S. 398, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 150, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 28, 71; P.A. 89-251, S. 87, 203; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 200.)
History: 1959 act increased fee from $35 to $50, deleted provisions for reexamination, updated statute, eliminating provisions for duties of recorder re fees and required payments of moneys collected by dental commissioners to general fund; 1963 act added requirement for $100 fee for nonresidents and provided that meetings be held in June and November; 1971 act removed fee differential for residents and nonresidents, raising fee for all applicants to $150; P.A. 77-614 made department of health services, rather than dental commissioners, responsible for examinations, retaining commissioners in supervisory role and retaining their power to grant licenses, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 transferred licensing power to health services department and deleted provision re payment of moneys collected to general fund; P.A. 81-471 deleted requirement that examinations be held in June and November and substituted requirement that exams be held at least once per year and at other times prescribed by the department; P.A. 89-251 increased fee from $150 to $450; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $450 to $565.
See Sec. 4-32 re state revenue accounting system.
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