§1133.2. Fee schedule; fees for license prohibited

            A.(1) The bureau shall not require or collect any fee or charges for licensure, license renewal, or certification of any of the following personnel who serve in their capacity on a voluntary basis and who receive no compensation of any kind for such services:

            (a) Emergency medical services practitioners.

            (b) Ambulance operators.

            (2) The bureau shall not set the fee for licensure of an emergency medical technician to exceed fifteen dollars for any individual who is an employee or volunteer of the state of Louisiana or another public entity, a municipal fire department, a fire protection district, a volunteer fire department, or a municipal law enforcement agency who does not perform emergency medical services outside of the individual's official governmental responsibilities for any form of compensation.

            (3) The bureau shall not set the fee for license renewal of an emergency medical technician to exceed ten dollars for any individual who is an employee or volunteer of the state of Louisiana or another public entity, a municipal fire department, a fire protection district, a volunteer fire department, or a municipal law enforcement agency who does not perform emergency medical services outside of the individual's official governmental responsibilities for any form of compensation.

            B. Except as provided in Subsection A of this Section, the bureau shall assess fees for testing, licenses, and certifications based on the following schedule:

            (1) Test fees:                                                                                           Fee

                   (a) Emergency medical technician initial pyschomotor exam       $  60.00

                   (b) Emergency medical technician partial psychomotor exam           15.00

            (2) License fees

                   (a) Emergency medical responder                                                      10.00

                   (b) Emergency medical technician                                                     30.00

                   (c) Advanced emergency medical technician                                     40.00

                   (d) Paramedic                                                                                      50.00

            (3) License renewal

                   (a) Emergency medical responder                                                        5.00

                   (b) Emergency medical technician                                                     25.00

                   (c) Advanced emergency medical technician                                     35.00

                   (d) Paramedic                                                                                      45.00

            (4) Reciprocity

                   (a) Emergency medical technician                                                      60.00

                   (b) Advanced emergency medical technician                                     80.00

                   (c) Paramedic                                                                                    100.00

            (5) Ambulance operator certification                                                         10.00

            C. The department may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the collection of fees required by the fee schedule provided in this Section.

            Acts 1997, No. 913, §2; Acts 2001, No. 515, §1; Acts 2010, No. 935, §1; Acts 2012, No. 789, §2, eff. June 13, 2012; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1232.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.; Acts 2022, No. 644, §1; Acts 2024, No. 171, §1, eff. May 23, 2024.