Section 1247.75  Fees

The following fees shall be paid to the Department and are not refundable:

a)         Application Fees

1)         The fee for application for a license as an environmental health practitioner is $100.  In addition, applicants for an examination shall be required to pay, either to the Department or to the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of determining an applicant's eligibility and providing the examination.  Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the applicant's application for examination has been received and acknowledged by the Division or the designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination fee.

2)         The fee for application as a continuing education sponsor is $500.  State colleges, universities, and State agencies are exempt from payment of this fee.

3)         The fee for an application for an environmental health practitioner in training license shall be $50.

b)         Renewal Fees

1)         The fee for the renewal of a license shall be calculated at the rate of $75 per year.

2)         The fee for renewal of continuing education sponsor approval is $250 for the renewal period (see Section 1247.100(c)(7)).

3)         The fee for an extension of an environmental health practitioner in training license shall be $35.

c)         General Fees

1)         The fee for the restoration of a license other than from inactive status is $50 plus payment of all lapsed renewal fees, not to exceed $500.

2)         The fee for the issuance of a duplicate license, for the issuance of a replacement license for a license which has been lost or destroyed or for the issuance of a license with a change of name or address, other than during the renewal period, is $20.  No fee is required for name and address changes on Division records when no duplicate license is issued.

3)         The fee for a certification of a licensee's record for any purpose is $20.

4)         The fee to have the scoring of an examination administered by the Division reviewed and verified is $20, plus any fee charged by the testing service.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 1311, effective January 10, 2023)