Section 31-44-2. Fees

   The board shall set fees imposed by this chapter in amounts reasonable and necessary to defray the costs of administering this chapter with due consideration to the amount of funds received from the federal government by the department for performance of medicare certification surveys of dialysis clinics. In setting fees under this Code section, the board shall consider setting a range of license and renewal fees based upon the number of dialysis stations at each facility, but in no event shall the annual license fee exceed $1,500.00 per end stage renal disease facility.

Code 1981, § 31-44-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 526, § 1.