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However, the name of the person or business entity will no longer be treated as confidential once the Board takes an official action which places it into the public record.</td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="1%" style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:left;width:18px;"><a style="white-space:nowrap;" name="250-7-.01(5)">(5)</a></td> <td valign="top" style="text-align:left" class="leftalign"> Once a Board member becomes aware of the identity of a person who is the subject of a complaint, and the Board member has a personal relationship with that person which would affect the Board member's judgment or has prior knowledge of a person's practice which would affect the Board member's judgment, the Board member shall immediately disclose to the Board such relationship or knowledge, and shall not participate in the deliberation or the vote on the complaint; however, nothing herein shall preclude any Board member from giving testimony in the matter.</td> </tr> </table> <h2><a href="/GAC/250-7-.02" name="250-7-.02" title="250-7-.02">Rule 250-7-.02 Investigations of Complaints</a></h2> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="1%" style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:left;width:18px;"><a style="white-space:nowrap;" name="250-7-.02(1)">(1)</a></td> <td valign="top" style="text-align:left" class="leftalign"> The Board or its duly appointed representative will review each complaint and initiate whatever investigative action is appropriate.</td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="1%" style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:left;width:18px;"><a style="white-space:nowrap;" name="250-7-.02(2)">(2)</a></td> <td valign="top" style="text-align:left" class="leftalign"> All investigations shall be conducted as provided by the laws of the State of Georgia, including but not limited to the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act (O.C.G.A. §§ <a href="https://links.casemakerlegal.com/states/ga/books/Code_of_Georgia/browse?ci=25&id=gasos&codesec=50-13-1&title=50&getbrowsepage=yes#" target="_newtab">50-13-1</a><I>et seq.</I>); 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