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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="21-313" title_number="21" title_name="Environmental Health Specialists" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Board takes any action under § 21–312 of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom this action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A hearing shall be held within a reasonable time not to exceed 6 months after charges have been brought.</text>
    </level>
  </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>Over the signature of an officer or the administrator of the Board, the Board may issue subpoenas and administer oaths in connection with any investigation under this title and any hearings or proceedings before it.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>If, without lawful excuse, a person disobeys a subpoena from the Board or an order by the Board to take an oath or to testify or answer a question, then, on petition of the Board, a court of competent jurisdiction may punish the person as for contempt of court.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>If, after due notice, the individual against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, the Board may hear and determine the matter.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall maintain a record of all disciplinary matters that includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The date the matter was referred to the Board;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A detailed description of the specific allegations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A copy of any written evidence reviewed by the Board in evaluating the matter; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A written summary of the final action of the Board including the date of the action and the basis for the action.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board shall maintain an electronic database of all disciplinary matters considered by the Board that is searchable, at a minimum, by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The date of the Board’s final action;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The name of the affected licensee; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The type of final action taken by the Board, including no action.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
