(a) The board may refuse to issue or renew a certificate or license on any applicable grounds enumerated in Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-4118 and amendments thereto.

(b) If the board, after an application for certification or licensure or renewal of a certificate or license has been filed with the proper form, accompanied by the proper fee, denies the application, the board shall give notice to the applicant setting forth the reasons for such refusal. Such notice and an opportunity to be heard shall be given in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, unless the application is denied solely because of the applicant’s failure to pass a required examination.