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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="2-4A-06" title_number="2" title_name="Accountants" subtitle_number="4A" subtitle_name="Peer Review">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Upon the receipt of a report from a peer reviewer, the Board shall review the report to determine what disciplinary or corrective action is appropriate.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board may require a licensee or permit holder to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>undergo peer review more frequently than once every 3 years; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>complete additional continuing professional education courses.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Prior to taking any final action under subsection (b) of this section, the Board shall give the licensee or permit holder against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If the peer review report reveals evidence that the licensee or permit holder has engaged in conduct that is prohibited under § 2-315 or § 2-410 of this title, the Board may file formal charges against the licensee or permit holder.</text>
  </level>
</section>
