(A) The Panel for Massage/Bodywork shall:

(1) advise and recommend action to the department in the development of regulations, statutory revisions, and such other matters as the department may request in regard to the administration of this chapter;

(2) conduct hearings:

(a) on alleged violations of this chapter and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter;

(b) on licensure determination if not appropriate to be determined at the staff level;

(3) mediate consumer complaints if appropriate;

(4) recommend discipline for individuals licensed pursuant to this chapter in any manner provided for in this chapter.

(B) The panel may administer oaths and upon its own motion, or upon request of a party, shall subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of matter that is relevant to the investigation including, but not limited to, the existence, description, nature, custody, condition, and location of books, documents, or other tangible items and the identity and location of individuals having knowledge of relevant facts or other matter reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of material evidence. Upon failure to obey a subpoena or to answer questions propounded by the panel, the panel may apply pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act to an administrative law judge for an order requiring the individual to appear before the panel and to produce documentary evidence and give other evidence concerning the matter under inquiry.

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 467, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 387, Section 1; 2013 Act No. 41, Section 2, eff June 7, 2013.

Effect of Amendment

The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.