21 NCAC 23 .0207             DECISION OF BOARD

(a)  The form and content of the Board's decision in a contested case shall be as prescribed by G.S. 150B-42(a), and its decision shall be served upon the parties in a manner consistent with that statute.

(b)  At the conclusion of the hearing and deliberations, the Board shall announce its findings of fact and conclusions of law.  If the Board concludes that the hearing respondent has violated a provision of the rules in this Chapter or of G.S. 89G, it shall announce the nature and extent of any sanction it orders be imposed upon the hearing respondent. The Board shall then direct its legal counsel, the respondent's counsel, if represented, or such independent legal counsel as may be provided by the North Carolina Department of Justice for the purpose of advising the Board in the course of that hearing, to draft a proposed order consistent with its announcement.  The order shall be drafted in accordance with G.S. 150B-42.

(c)  The official record of the hearing in a contested case shall contain those items specified in G.S. 150B-42(b).

History Note:        Authority G.S. 89G-5; 150B-38; 150B-42;

Eff. July 1, 2011;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2015;

Readopted Eff. January 1, 2016.