The Commissioner shall charge an application fee of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for entities filing an application to be licensed as a PHP under this Article. The Commissioner shall charge an annual PHP license continuation fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000). The PHP license shall continue in full force and effect subject to timely payment of the annual PHP license continuation fee in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-6-7(c) and subject to any other provisions of this Chapter applicable to PHPs. (2018-49, s. 1(a); 2019-179, s. 9(b).)