(a) Examination and reexamination.

(b) An initial authorization to practice regulated social work.

(c) Renewal of an authorization to practice regulated social work.

(d) Delinquent renewal of an authorization to practice regulated social work.

(2) Fees collected under subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited in the State Board of Licensed Social Workers Account established under ORS 675.597 and shall be used to defray the expenses of the board.

(3) Subject to prior approval of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and a report to the Emergency Board prior to adopting the fees and charges, the fees and charges established under this section may not exceed the cost of administering the regulatory program pertaining to the purpose for which the fee or charge is established, as authorized by the Legislative Assembly within the budget of the State Board of Licensed Social Workers, as the budget may be modified by the Emergency Board.

(4) The State Board of Licensed Social Workers may impose a delinquent renewal fee for an authorization to practice regulated social work if the application for renewal is not filed and accepted by the renewal date established by the board by rule, but is filed and accepted within 30 days of the renewal date. An authorization to practice regulated social work is lapsed if an application for renewal is not filed and accepted within 30 days of the renewal date.

(5) Fees collected under this section are nonrefundable. [1989 c.721 §36 (enacted in lieu of 675.570); 1991 c.703 §20; 1993 c.8 §1; 2005 c.22 §477; 2005 c.36 §2; 2009 c.442 §16]