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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="11-315" title_number="11" title_name="Optometrists" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Board takes any action under § 11-313 of this subtitle, it shall give the licensee against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The individual may be represented at the hearing by counsel.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Board may issue subpoenas in connection with any investigation of charges under § 11-313 of this subtitle or proceeding under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>If after due notice the individual against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless the Board may hear and determine the matter.</text>
  </level>
</section>
