Section 43-3-30. Adjudicative hearings before board

   (a) The board may initiate proceedings under this chapter either on its own motion or on the complaint of any person.

(b) Notice, rules of procedure, right to review, and any other matters arising with respect to all adjudicative hearings conducted by the board shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."

(c) Before the board shall revoke or suspend a permit, certificate, registration, or practice privilege, it shall provide for a hearing for the holder of such permit, certificate, registration, or practice privilege in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within this chapter and who is aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case is entitled to judicial review in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50.

Code 1933, § 84-213, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1063, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 7/HB 1055.