(1) The commission is authorized to set fees annually based on the intent to collect revenues sufficient to cover the costs of this regulatory function, including, but not limited to, travel, employee costs, legal costs and expert fees.
(2) All fees collected pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the state treasury credited to a special agency account to administer this part.
(3) The fees to be collected by the commission shall accompany an application for authorization to operate an institution or an application for an agent's permit, or other application or request in accordance with the schedule set out in the administrative rules under this chapter. All fees shall be stated as a flat fee.
(4) Eligible institutions pursuing optional expedited authorization from the commission shall be subject to a flat annual fee collected by the commission and shall be exempt from all other fees under this part.