(a) Within 15 business days after receipt of an application for any license, registration, permit or certificate issued by the behavioral sciences regulatory board, the board shall notify the applicant whether the board believes that the application is complete. If the application is determined to be incomplete, the board shall notify the applicant of the information needed in order to complete the application. Once the application is determined to be complete, the board shall complete the review of the application and issue a decision thereon within 30 business days.

(b) (1) The behavioral sciences regulatory board shall adopt rules and regulations to establish an expedited application process for any license, registration, permit or certificate issued by the board. Upon request on the application to expedite the processing of such application and payment of the fee, the board shall complete the review of the application and issue a decision thereon within 15 business days.

(2) (A) The board shall set the fee for an expedited application process by adopting rules and regulations. Such fee shall be in addition to any other fee established for the application but shall not exceed $100. The board shall not charge such fee for an expedited application process to any applicant who is a military servicemember or military spouse.

(B) As used in this paragraph:

(i) “Military servicemember” means a current member of the army, navy, marine corps, air force, coast guard, space force, air or army national guard of any state or any branch of the military reserves of the United States or a former member who separated from service by honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions.

(ii) “Military spouse” means the spouse of an individual who is a current member of the army, navy, marine corps, air force, coast guard, space force, air or army national guard of any state or any branch of the military reserves of the United States.