An applicant for an abortion facility license shall submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee in an amount set by the department by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26. The license fee may not exceed two thousand dollars. The application shall contain evidence that there are one or more physicians on the staff of the facility who are licensed by the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners. The department shall issue a license if, after inspection and investigation, it finds that the applicant and the abortion facility meet the requirements of §§ 34-23A-46 to 34-23A-51, inclusive, and the standards promulgated in rules adopted pursuant to §§ 34-23A-46 to 34-23A-51, inclusive. As a condition for renewal of a license, the licensee shall submit to the department the annual license renewal fee set by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26.

Source: SL 2006, ch 182, § 4.