Connecticut § 20-199 - Examination. Fee.

§ 20-199. Examination. Fee.

Sec. 20-199. Examination. Fee. No person shall be issued a license until such person has taken and passed, with a minimum passing grade established by the department with the consent of the board, written, oral or practical examinations prescribed by the department with the advice and consent of the board. Before being admitted to the examination, each applicant shall pay to the department the sum of five hundred sixty-five dollars and an applicant rejected by the department may be reexamined at any subsequent time, upon payment of the sum of five hundred sixty-five dollars for each appearance. The Department of Public Health under the supervision of the board shall hold such examinations at least once each year at such places as it designates and at such other times and places as it determines.

(1949 Rev., S. 4603, 4604; 1957, P.A. 360, S. 3, 4; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 59; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 67; P.A. 77-614, S. 265, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 77, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 45, 71; P.A. 86-123, S. 5; P.A. 89-251, S. 106, 203; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 27, 117; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 215.)

History: 1959 act doubled fees; 1971 act increased fee for first examination from $50 to $150; P.A. 77-614 required consent of consumer protection commissioner for subjects of examination, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 transferred duties formerly held by board re examinations to department of health services, retaining board in advisory and supervisory capacity, deleted reference to commissioner of consumer protection and replaced minimum passing grade of 70% with minimum grade established by department; P.A. 81-471 changed requirement that exams be held in January and July to at least once each year and deleted provision authorizing board to prescribe form of examinations; P.A. 86-123 deleted reference to specific examination subject matter and provision requiring that applicant be notified of “the subject in which he is to be examined” and reorganized other provisions of section; P.A. 89-251 increased the fee from $150 to $450; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised reexamination fee from $50 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 fees from $450 to $565.