(a) The Board President shall assign any application which appears deficient or problematic to an application review committee, which shall consist of one Board member who shall investigate the problems or deficiencies with the application and determine if the problems or deficiencies are substantiated and if so, whether they should preclude licensure.
(b) Upon completion of the investigation, the application review committee may: - (i) Recommend the Board deny the application;
- (ii) Recommend the Board issue a license; or
- (iii) Recommend the Board approve a settlement agreement between the applicant and the application review committee.
- (A) If the Board denies the application, notice of the denial shall be sent by letter to the applicant's last known address, certified, return receipt requested,. The applicant shall have thirty (30) days to request, in writing, a formal contested case proceeding before the Board on the denial of his/her application. If no such request is made, the denial will be final.