Each application for a certificate of need shall contain all of the information required by the office and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be accompanied by a fee. The fee shall be determined annually by regulation of the office director and shall be set forth in a schedule differentiating by type and cost of project, as determined by the office director. The office director shall establish fees so that in the aggregate they will defray costs of processing certificate of need applications that are not otherwise defrayed by the special fees
charged pursuant to Section 127280. However, the application fee for a certificate of need shall not in any event exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Source:
Section 127215, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=127215..