Audiology and Hearing Aid Provider Registration Office


About the Office

Funding Sources || Trends

For more detailed information, you may want to review the Division of Registrations Budget Narrative, which includes the following:

  • Division Description and General Information
  • Trends/Environmental Scan
  • Critical Issues
  • Program Functions and Business Activities
  • Workload Measures

Funding Sources

Pursuant to Colorado law, Audiology and Hearing Aid Providers Licensure is cash-funded from fees paid by applicants.

Fee amounts are established annually for the purpose of covering direct and indirect costs incurred by the Division of Registrations for licensing and enforcement.

Expenditures and Revenues

Expenditures and revenues are not always equal. Revenue needs and fee amounts are based on estimated expenses and numbers of revenue payers. These estimates may vary from actual expenses and numbers of payers. Revenue collected that exceeds expenditures remains with the agency and is considered when calculating total revenue needed for the following year.


The following table displays the amount of revenue generated and the amount of expenditures for Audiology and Hearing Aid Providers Licensure for fiscal years 05-06 and 06-07, and an estimate for fiscal year 07-08.

Revenue
Expenditures
FY 05-06 Actual
$28,151
$33,078
FY 06-07 Actual
$22,462
$42,667
FY 07-08 Estimate
$27,951
$43,917

The following pie chart shows the source of revenue for fiscal year 07-08.

Estimated Revenues Fiscal Year 2004-2005: $55,524
(99% Professional and Occupational Licenses; 1% Miscellaneous)

The following pie chart shows the expenditures for fiscal year 07-08.

(75% Enforcement; 20% Communication; 5% Licensing)



Trends


The licensure programs for audiologists and hearing aid providers in Colorado began in December 1995. After the initial large numbers of licensees, numbers began to stabilize.
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