The department shall consider all cases involving initial issuance, and renewal, denial, suspension, or revocation of a license. The department shall issue a license to an applicant whom the department determines meets the licensing requirements of this chapter . Licenses shall expire no later than three years from the date of issuance and shall be renewed upon timely application made in the same manner as for initial issuance of a license unless notice of nonrenewal is given to the licensee at least thirty days prior to the expiration of the license. The department shall not charge a fee for licensing or renewal of programs contracting with the department for provision of treatment services. A fee may be charged to other licensees. [C75, 77, §224B.14, 224B.15; C79, 81, §125.14 ; 81 Acts, ch 58, §8 ] 89 Acts, ch 243, §3 ; 2000 Acts, ch 1140, §19 ; 2002 Acts, ch 1108, §6 ; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §67 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §87 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §378 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §144