Sec. 153.055.  SURCHARGE FOR CERTAIN SEARCHES RELATED TO LICENSE STATUS.  (a)  The board shall set and collect an additional surcharge to cover the cost of administering a continuous query on the National Practitioner Data Bank as required by Section 154.006(m).  The surcharge shall be collected from each license holder for:
(1)  issuance of a first registration permit; and
(2)  renewal of a registration permit.
(b)  The board shall deposit each surcharge collected under this section to the credit of the public assurance account described by Section 153.0535(b).
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (H.B. 1998), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.