§ 143-143.14. Hearings; rules. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 143‑143.14.  Hearings;rules.

(a)        Licensesuspensions, revocations, and renewal refusals are subject to the provisions ofChapter 150B of the General Statutes.

(b)        If the Board findsthat an applicant has not met the requirements for licensure, the Board shallrefuse to issue the applicant a license and shall notify the applicant inwriting of the denial and the grounds for the denial. The application may alsobe denied for any reason for which a license may be suspended or revoked or notrenewed under G.S. 143‑143.13. Within 30 days after receipt of anotification that an application for a license has been denied, the applicantmay make a written request for a review by a member of the Department staffdesignated by the chair of the Board to determine the reasonableness of theBoard's action. The review shall be completed without undue delay, and theapplicant shall be notified promptly in writing as to the outcome of thereview. Within 30 days after service of the notification as to the outcome, theapplicant may make a written request for a hearing under Article 3A of Chapter150B of the General Statutes if the applicant disagrees with the outcome.

(c)        The Board may adoptrules for hearings and prehearing conferences under this Part, and the rulesmay include provisions for prefiled evidence, the use of evidence, testimony ofparties, prehearing statements, prehearing conference procedures, settlementconference procedures, discovery, subpoenas, sanctions, motions, intervention,consolidation of cases, continuances, and the rights and responsibilities ofparties and witnesses. (1981, c. 952, s. 2; 1987, c. 429, s. 19; 1993, c. 504, s. 34; 1993(Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 678, s. 34; 1999‑393, s. 1; 2005‑451, s. 1.)