The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the proper practice of the healing arts professions requires the supervision and discipline of licensed practitioners for the benefit of the public, and, to this end, the licensing boards and their duly constituted professional review committees shall have the power, duty, and responsibility to conduct proceedings to determine facts so that the boards may invoke discipline fairly and progressively where required, and that such proceedings shall accommodate the requirements of full professional and technical disclosure, as well as due process of law for the licensee under investigation.