(a) The board may suspend or revoke a license for any of the following reasons:
(1) Failure to remain current in annual registration;
(2) Gross negligence in performance of service as provided by the statement of standards for the practice of nurse-midwifery by the American college of nurse-midwives; or
(3) The commission of a crime in association with the practice of nurse-midwifery.
(b) Before any license shall be revoked or suspended, the accused shall be furnished with a written statement of the reasons for such suspension or revocation and shall be given reasonable notice of, and be entitled to, a hearing before the board, in person, or by attorney, according to the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.