The Professional Standards Committee shall determine whether the allegations in a case warrant applying to the courts for injunctive relief and whether the allegations in the proposed Hearing Notice, if proven, warrant a contested case proceeding pursuant to G.S. 150B-38 – 150B-42. A copy of any Hearing Notice filed and application for injunctive relief applied for shall be provided to the complainant in that matter.
If the person against whom a petition for disciplinary action is filed is a Board member or a Board employee, the Secretary Treasurer or Executive Director shall immediately notify that person and every member of the Board of the petition. The person against whom the petition was filed shall not participate in considering or acting on the petition.