(1) Each producing facility shall register with the department on a form prescribed by the department. A producing facility shall have a written medical waste management plan that contains information required in section 13817 on file on the premises within 90 days after registration.

  (2) A producing facility shall submit the following registration fee with the registration form:

  (a) For a producing facility that is a private practice office with fewer than 4 licensees under article 15 who are physicians, dentists, podiatrists, certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, or veterinarians employed by, under contract to, or working at the producing facility, a registration fee of $50.00.

  (b) For a producing facility that is a private practice office with 4 or more licensees under article 15 who are physicians, dentists, podiatrists, certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, or veterinarians employed by, under contract to, or working at the producing facility, a registration fee of $20.00 for each licensee, up to a maximum total registration fee of $80.00.

  (3) Upon receipt of a complete registration form and registration fee under this section or section 13815, the department shall issue a certificate of registration to the producing facility. A certificate of registration issued under this section is valid for 3 years from its date of issuance. The department shall investigate each complaint received and may inspect a producing facility registered under this section pursuant to the receipt of a complaint.

  (4) Registration fees collected pursuant to this section and section 13815 shall be forwarded to the state treasury and deposited pursuant to section 13829.