The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Licensing Fees

The following non-refundable, non-transferable fees are established by the State Board for the Certification of Residential Child Care Program Professionals: 

A. Residential Child Care Program Administrators:

1. Initial Application—$200;

2. State Standards Examination (charged each time an applicant takes the examination)—$125;

3. Biennial Certificate Renewal—$200;

4. Reinstatement Fee—$200;

5. Late Renewal Fee (in addition to renewal fee) —$100;

6. Acting Capacity Approval—$75;

7. Authorization to serve as the residential child care program administrator for 2 individually licensed organizations—$100; and

8. Preceptor Authorization—$100;

B. Residential Child and Youth Care Practitioner:

1. Initial Application—$50;

2. State Standards Examination (charged each time an applicant takes the examination)—$50;

3. Biennial Certificate Renewal—$ 50;

4. Reinstatement Fee—$50;

5. Late Renewal Fee (in addition to renewal fee)—$25;

6. Provisional Certification—$25; and

7. Practitioner-in-Training—$50; and

C. Other Fees:

1. Application for approval of a continuing education program of studies—$100;

2. Fine for failure to notify the Board within 30 days of a change in the:

   • Name of the certificate holder;
   • Home address of the certificate holder;
   • Electronic mail address of the certificate holder; or
   • Name or address of employer or business connection of the certificate holder—$50;

3. Returned check fee—$25;

4. Diskettes, Labels or Rosters of Certified Individuals. Persons may purchase diskettes, labels, or rosters of certified:

   • Residential Child Care Program Administrators—$50; or
   • Residential Child and Youth Care Practitioner —$100;

5. Lost, destroyed, or duplicate license—$25;

6. Written verification of certification—$15;

7. Failure to appear at Standards Examination without justification—$15; and

8. Missing documentation reprocessing fee—$5.