(a) The board shall collect in advance the fees provided for in this act, the amount of which shall be fixed by the board by rules and regulations, but not to exceed:

(1) Mental health technician programs:

Annual renewal of program approval   $110

Survey of a new program   220

Application for approval of continuing education providers   200

Annual fee for continuing education providers   75

(2) Mental health technicians:

Application for license   $50

Application for renewal of license   60

Application for reinstatement   70

Application for reinstatement of license with temporary permit   75

Certified copy of license   12

Duplicate of license   12

Inactive license   20

Verification of current Kansas license to other states   11

Application for exempt license   50

Application for biennial renewal of exempt license   50

(b) The board shall require that fees for an examination prescribed by the board be paid directly to the examination service providing the examination by the person taking the examination.

(c) The board shall accept for payment of fees under this section personal checks, certified checks, cashier’s checks, money orders or credit cards. The board may designate other methods of payment, but shall not refuse payment in the form of a personal check. The board may impose additional fees and recover any costs incurred by reason of payments made by personal checks with insufficient funds and payments made by credit cards.