(a) Upon receipt of a complete application for a license or certificate required by these rules, Board staff shall forward the application to an assigned Board member who shall constitute the Application Review Committee ("ARC").
(b) The ARC may: - (i) Preliminarily approve (with final approval by the Board) the application if the applicant meets all requirements, or
- (ii) Forward the application to the assigned attorney from the Attorney General's Office ("assigned AAG") for review if the application raises questions as to the applicant's qualifications.
(c) If, after review, the ARC and the assigned AAG recommend preliminary denial of an application: - (i) A preliminary denial letter shall be sent to the applicant via certified and first class mail. The letter shall:
- (A) State the basis for the preliminary denial including relevant statutes and rules; and
- (B) Advise the applicant of the right to request reconsideration.
- (ii) If the applicant fails to request reconsideration in writing within twenty (20) days of receipt of the preliminary denial letter, the preliminary denial may become final upon Board approval. The request must be received by the Board office within twenty (20) days.
- (iii) If the applicant requests reconsideration within twenty (20) days, a reconsideration conference shall be held with the ARC, the assigned AAG, and the applicant.
- (iv) Following a reconsideration conference, the ARC shall either preliminarily approve or preliminarily deny the application. This letter shall be served upon the applicant via certified and first class mail.
- (v) If preliminarily denied after the reconsideration conference, the applicant may request a hearing before the Board by submitting a written request to the Board within twenty (20) days after receipt of the denial letter. If the applicant fails to request a hearing within twenty (20) days of receipt of the denial letter, the preliminary denial may become final upon Board approval. The request must be received by the Board office within twenty (20) days.
(d) Application denial hearings: - (i) An application denial hearing is a formal contested case hearing conducted pursuant to applicable provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
- (ii) The hearing is to be conducted in the presence of a quorum of the Board, the presiding hearing officer, or both.
046-12 Wyo. Code R. § 12-2