(a) A firm shall have thirty calendar days after the filing of the peer review compliance reporting form to appeal a “pass with deficiency” or a “fail” rating that may result in the denial, termination, or nonrenewal of a permit to practice.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 466-39

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Firm: means a sole proprietorship, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, or a limited liability partnership. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 466-3
  • Peer review: means a study, appraisal, or review of one or more aspects of the professional work of a firm that issues attest reports by a person or persons who hold permits to practice public accountancy under § 466-7 or are licensed to practice public accountancy in any other state and who are not affiliated with the firm being reviewed. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 466-3
  • Permit: means a permit to actively practice public accountancy issued under § 466-7. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 466-3
  • Rating: means the type of report issued following a peer review. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 466-31
(b) A firm may also appeal the findings or conclusions of any peer review process under this part that results in the denial, termination, or nonrenewal of a permit to practice.
(c) The appeal process under this section shall include the postponement of any adverse action during the pendency of the appeal.

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