Section 149.21. Fees.

  The department shall set a schedule of fees for laboratories participating in the program that is designed to recover the costs of administering this chapter. These costs include those associated with laboratory evaluations, discretionary acceptance of data, reciprocity, training and collection of fees. Fees may not be prorated and, except for overpayment, are not refundable.

(1)   Total fee income.

(a) The program's total fee income shall be designed to generate revenues equal to the department of administration's approved spending authority for this program. Any amendments to the formulas in this subsection shall be reviewed by the laboratory certification standards review council prior to being proposed as rule amendments.

(b) The department may adjust the fee schedule according to the formulas in this subsection and the relative value unit items specified in tables 1, 2 and 3. Annual fee adjustments shall be reviewed by the laboratory certification standards review council and approved annually by the natural resources board.

(c) The following formulas shall be used to generate and adjust the program's fee schedule:

1. Fee Income ≤ ASA - TR.

a. Fee income is the total of all fees, including application fees, renewal fees and late fees, that are collected in a given fiscal year.

b. TR is the total out-of-state travel reimbursement in a given fiscal year.

c. ASA is the approved spending authority for the given fiscal year. The department may substitute a lesser amount than the ASA if the ASA is greater than the estimated costs of the program.

d. Estimates of the fee income and travel reimbursement shall be calculated according to s. NR 149.21 (1) (d) .

2. Total # RV Units = - See PDF for diagram (# Laboratories in Item) (RV of Item).

a. Total # RV Units is the total number of relative value (RV) units available for the fiscal year. The relative value units for each fee item (RV of item) are listed in tables 1, 2 and 3.

b. # Laboratories in item is a count of how many laboratories paid the fee for that item for a given fiscal year.

c. Total # of RV Units is calculated by summing the product of (RV of item) and (# laboratories in each item) for each item.

3. Cost per RV = (ASA - TR)/Total # RV Units. The Cost per RV is the dollar value assigned to one RV unit.

4. Cost of Item = (RV Unit of Item) (Cost per RV).

(d) The fees for the upcoming fiscal year shall be based upon program information from the previous fiscal year and upon the approved spending authority for the upcoming fiscal year. The number of laboratories participating in the program shall be determined no earlier than 6 months prior to the billing for the upcoming fiscal year. The estimated travel reimbursement shall be equal to the travel reimbursement from the preceding fiscal year. The calculated fees may not be adjusted during the current fiscal year once laboratories have been billed.

(2)   Administrative fees. The department shall assess fees to recover the cost of specified administrative functions specified in Table 1 of this subchapter. Any outstanding administrative fees may be included as part of the annual fee.

(3)   Application fees. The department shall assess fees for all applications specified in Table 2 of this subchapter. If an application is not completed within a single fiscal year, the department may adjust the fees on the application to recover the difference in fees between the year the application was submitted and the year the application was completed. The laboratory shall pay this difference prior to receiving certifications or registrations.

(4)   Annual fees. The department shall assess an annual fee to each laboratory holding certifications or registrations under this chapter either directly or through recognition agreements. A laboratory's annual fee shall be the sum of all of the following:

(a) The base fee for certification or registration. The department shall assess a base fee to all laboratories holding certifications or registrations under this chapter. The number of relative value units assigned to each type of base fee is specified in Table 3 of this subchapter

(b) The matrix fee. The department shall assess a fee per matrix type to all certified and registered laboratories. The number of relative value units assigned to each type of matrix fee is specified in Table 3 of this subchapter.

(c) Analytical technology or analytical class fees, considering any maximum specified in this subsection.

1. `Analytical technology fees.' The department shall assess a fee for each analytical technology per matrix to all certified and registered laboratories in fields involving the aqueous and solid matrices. The assessed fee shall be based on the relative value units specified in Table 3 of this subchapter and subject to any maximum fee specified in this subchapter.

a. The maximum analytical technology fee assessed to any lab for the aqueous matrix shall be 22 relative value units (RVU).

b. The maximum analytical technology fee assessed to any lab for the solid matrix shall be 22 relative value units (RVU).

2. `Analytical class fees.' The department shall assess a fee per analytical class to all certified laboratories in fields involving the drinking water matrix. The assessed fee shall be based on the relative value units specified in Table 3 of this subchapter and subject to any maximum fee specified in this subchapter. The maximum analytical class fee assessed to any lab for the drinking water matrix shall be 31 relative value units (RVU).

(d) Any outstanding administrative fees.

History: CR 06-005 : cr. Register April 2008 No. 628 , eff. 9-1-08.

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The department of administration approved spending authority is given in s. 20.370 (3) (fj) , Stats., and may be revised by the department of administration to recover program cost. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 1
Administrative Fees - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 1 Out-of-state laboratories may be required to reimburse the program for travel costs incurred by the cancellation or postponement of an evaluation, not limited to airfare, hotel and rental car expenses. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 2 Assessed 30 days after payment due date. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 2
Application Fees - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Considering base fees, matrix fees, analytical technology fee maximums, and the analytical class fee maximum, this effectively establishes a maximum annual fee "cap" of 100 RVUs for any laboratory. - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 1 Actual cost will be determined by the department considering the complexity of the technology . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1