606 - Assessment of fees.
§ 606. Assessment of fees. 1. Assessment of fees by municipalities. Each municipality shall assess fees for services provided by such municipality in accordance with a fee and revenue plan which shall include a schedule of fees that the municipality proposes to charge for each service identified by the commissioner and each additional service identified by the municipality for which a fee is to be charged. In accordance with the provisions of subdivision four of section six hundred two of this chapter, the commissioner shall review each fee and revenue plan submitted to him and, on the basis of such review, issue a notice of intent to disapprove the plan or approve the plan, with or without conditions, within ninety days of his receipt of the plan. In determining whether to approve or disapprove a plan, the commissioner shall consider the extent to which the plan, once implemented, will satisfy standards which the commissioner has promulgated through rules and regulations after consulting with the public health council and county health commissioners, boards and public health directors. Such standards shall include a list of those environmental, personal health and other services for which fees shall be charged, the calculation of cost by each municipality and the relationship of cost to fees, and provisions for prohibiting the assessment of fees which would impede the delivery of services deemed essential to the protection of the health of the public. Fees for personal health services shall be reflective of an individual's ability to pay and shall not be inconsistent with the reimbursement guidelines of articles twenty-eight and thirty-six of this chapter and applicable federal laws and regulations. To the extent possible revenues generated shall be used to enhance or expand public health services. 2. Assessment of fees by the commissioner. In each municipality, the commissioner shall establish a fee and revenue plan for services provided by the department in a manner consistent with the standards and regulations established pursuant to subdivision one of this section.