Section 273.4 - Fees (Non-Refundable)(a) Examination Application Fee $150.00.(b) License Without Examination Application Fee $305.00 .(c) Therapeutic Certification Application Fee $85.00 .(d) Optometric Glaucoma Specialist License Application Fee $55.00 .(e) Initial Therapeutic License Fee: $55.00 plus $5.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $60.00 . Beginning January 1, 2021, a fee of $265.36 plus $6.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee for biennial renewal: $271.36 .(f) License Renewal. (1) Fee for licenses renewed on or before the January 1 expiration date: (A) Optometrist, Therapeutic Optometrist and inactive Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $220.36 plus $1.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $221.36 .(B) Active Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $230.00 plus $1.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $231.00 .(C) Beginning January 1, 2021, the renewal fee for biennial renewal is: (i) Optometrist, Therapeutic Optometrist and inactive Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $430.72 plus $2.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $432.72 .(ii) Active Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $450.00 plus $2.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $452.00 .(iii) Licenses renewed for the one year for 2021: the fee will be prorated for the one-year period.(2) License fee for late renewal, one to 90 days late. (A) Optometrist, Therapeutic Optometrist and inactive Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $325.54 plus $1.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total late license fee: $326.54.(B) Active Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $340.00 plus $1.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $341.00.(C) Beginning January 1, 2021, the renewal fee for biennial renewal, one to 90 days late is: (i) Optometrist, Therapeutic Optometrist and inactive Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $641.08 plus $2.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $643.08 .(ii) Active Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $670.00 plus $2.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $672.00 .(iii) Licenses renewed for the one year for 2021: the one to 90 days late fee will be prorated for the one-year period.(3) License fee for late renewal, 91 days to one year late. (A) Optometrist, Therapeutic Optometrist and inactive Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $430.72 plus $1.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total late license fee: $431.72 .(B) Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $450.00 plus $1.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $451.00 .(C) Beginning January 1, 2021, the renewal fee for biennial renewal 91 days to one year late is: (i) Optometrist, Therapeutic Optometrist and inactive Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $851.44 plus $2.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $853.44 .(ii) Active Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $890.00 plus $2.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $892.00 .(iii) Licenses renewed for the one year for 2021: the 91 days to one-year late fee will be prorated for the one-year period.(4) Late fees (for all renewals with delayed continuing education) $420.72.(g) Provisional License $75.00.(h) Initial Limited Faculty License $50.00.(i) Duplicate License, Renewal Certificate, Therapeutic Certificate or Optometric Glaucoma Specialist Certificate (lost, destroyed, or name change) $25.00.(j) Retired License. (1) Optometrist and Therapeutic Optometrist: $210.36 plus $1.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $211.36.(2) Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $220.00 plus $1.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $221.00.(3) Beginning January 1, 2021, the renewal fee for biennial renewal is: (A) Optometrist, Therapeutic Optometrist and inactive Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $220.36 plus $2.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $222.36 .(B) Active Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $230.00 plus $2.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $232.00 .(k) Retired License to Active License Application Fee. For individuals holding Retired License making application for active license. $30.00 .(l) Request for Criminal History Evaluation Letters $125.00.(m) Fee for official license verification: $40.00.(n) Fee for list of optometrists: $65.00.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 273.4
The provisions of this §273.4 adopted to be effective May 30, 1985, 10 TexReg 1582; amended to be effective November 3, 1987, 12 TexReg 3878; amended to be effective August 18, 1989, 14 TexReg 3808; amended to be effective January 1, 1992, 16 TexReg 7488; amended to be effective September 10, 1993, 18 TexReg 5745; amended to be effective February 15, 1996, 21 TexReg 877; amended to be effective August 2, 1998, 23 TexReg 7562; amended to be effective October 14, 1999, 24 TexReg 8748; amended to be effective August 3, 2000, 25 TexReg 7173; amended to be effective September 9, 2001, 26 TexReg 6678; amended to be effective December 28, 2003, 28 TexReg 11258; amended to be effective December 6, 2005, 30 TexReg 8096; amended to be effective November 26, 2006, 31 TexReg 9455; amended to be effective December 4, 2007, 32 TexReg 8826; amended to be effective September 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 7516; amended to be effective December 24, 2009, 34 TexReg 9211; amended to be effective June 13, 2010, 35 TexReg 4717; amended to be effective November 28, 2010, 35 TexReg 10232; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 06, February 5, 2016, TexReg 967, eff. 2/14/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 36, September 2, 2016, TexReg 6695, eff. 9/6/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 48, December 1, 2017, TexReg 6795, eff. 12/6/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 49, December 6, 2019, TexReg 7540, eff. 12/9/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 50, December 10, 2021, TexReg 8350, eff. 12/13/2021