58-1-402 - Administrative review -- Special appeals boards.
58-1-402. Administrative review -- Special appeals boards.
(1) (a) Any applicant who has been denied a license to practice on the basis ofcredentials, character, or failure to pass a required examination, or who has been refused renewalor reinstatement of a license to practice on the basis that the applicant does not meetqualifications for continued licensure in any occupation or profession under the jurisdiction ofthe division may submit a request for agency review to the executive director within 30 daysfollowing notification of the denial of a license or refusal to renew or reinstate a license.
(b) The executive director shall determine whether the circumstances for denying anapplication for an initial license or for renewal or reinstatement of a license would justify callinga special appeals board under Subsection (2). The executive director's decision is not subject toagency review.
(2) A special appeals board shall consist of three members appointed by the executivedirector as follows:
(a) one member from the occupation or profession in question who is not on the board ofthat occupation or profession;
(b) one member from the general public who is neither an attorney nor a practitioner inan occupation or profession regulated by the division; and
(c) one member who is a resident lawyer currently licensed to practice law in this statewho shall serve as chair of the special appeals board.
(3) The special appeals board shall comply with the procedures and requirements of Title63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, in its proceedings.
(4) (a) Within a reasonable amount of time following the conclusion of a hearing beforea special appeals board, the board shall enter an order based upon the record developed at thehearing. The order shall state whether a legal basis exists for denying the application for aninitial license or for renewal or reinstatement of a license that is the subject of the appeal. Theorder is not subject to further agency review.
(b) The division or the applicant may obtain judicial review of the decision of the specialappeals board in accordance with Sections 63G-4-401 and 63G-4-403.
(5) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, butmay receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and63A-3-107.
(6) If an applicant under Subsection (1) is not given a special appeals board, the applicantshall be given agency review under the ordinary agency review procedures specified by rule.
Amended by Chapter 286, 2010 General Session