Complaints--Investigation--Disciplinary proceedings--Evidence not subject to discovery or disclosure--Testimony

The board shall process a complaint regarding a practitioner as set forth in chapter 36-1C . The board shall maintain a record of each complaint. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 36-1C , a member, agent, or appointee of the board may investigate a complaint to determine whether the practitioner committed the alleged violation. The investigator, if a member of the board, may dismiss the complaint if it appears to the member, in consultation with the board president, that the practitioner did not commit a violation. If the investigator is an agent or appointee of the board, only the board president may dismiss the complaint. If an investigator and a practitioner agree upon a disposition of a complaint, the disposition must be approved by the board. The board must conduct any disciplinary proceeding in accordance with chapter 1-26 . Any decision of the board entered in a contested proceeding may be appealed to the circuit court within thirty days. A certificate or license remains in effect during the pendency of an appeal, unless suspended under §