N.Y. General Business Law 797 – Fees
§ 797. Fees. The secretary shall receive the following fees to be deposited into a special revenue fund – other entitled the "hearing aid dispensers account" for the implementation, operation and enforcement of this article:
Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 797
- Business: means any individual, partnership, trust, association, organization or corporation. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Dispensing of hearing aids: means the act of fitting, selecting, selling, renting, adapting or servicing of hearing aids or any other instrument to compensate for impaired hearing; provided that such term shall include testing of hearing, solely for the purpose of fitting, selecting, selling, distribution, renting, adapting or servicing hearing aids or any instrument to compensate for impaired hearing, the making of impressions, castings and shells and appropriate counseling and instructions pertaining to the selection, adaptation and sale or rental of hearing aids and further provided that such term shall include any tasks, procedures, acts, or practices that are necessary (a) for the non-diagnostic testing of hearing solely for the purpose of fitting a hearing aid; (b) for training in the use of amplification including hearing aids; (c) for the making of ear molds for hearing aids; (d) for the fitting, dispensing, and sale of hearing aids; or (e) for otoscopic observation of solely the ear canal for the purposes of fitting, dispensing or sale of hearing aids; provided, however, that nothing contained in this subdivision shall be deemed to permit the performance of or reference to an otoscopic evaluation for medical diagnosis; and (f) for those other procedures necessary to determine proper amplification needs and the specific hearing aid which will be of maximum benefit to aid or to compensate for the impaired ear. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
- Secretary: means the secretary of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
1. a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars from each person who takes the required examination or any component thereof pursuant to this article;
2. for an individual certificate of registration, one hundred fifty dollars and for the renewal of such registration, one hundred dollars;
3. for a business certificate of registration and renewal thereof:
(a) for a business certificate of registration for each permanent business location with ten or less employees, one hundred fifty dollars and for the renewal of such registration, one hundred dollars;
(b) for a business certificate of registration for each permanent business location with more than ten employees, two hundred dollars and for the renewal of such registration, one hundred fifty dollars;
4. for a temporary certificate of registration, thirty dollars and for the renewal of such registration, thirty dollars;
5. for filing a change of business address or change of name of the registrant whether individual or business, ten dollars;
6. for a duplicate certificate of registration, ten dollars;
7. except fees associated with a temporary certificate of registration the fees set forth shall be those for registrations issued for a period of two years; and
8. employees of a not-for-profit corporation doing business in this state who are required to register pursuant to this article who are not otherwise engaged in the dispensing of hearing aids for profit shall be exempt from payment of the registration fee required by this section.