8. At its first meeting following receipt of a recommendation referred to in section 9, the board of directors must decide whether to(1) recognize the candidate’s diploma or training equivalence;
(2) recognize the candidate’s training equivalence in part; or
(3) refuse to recognize the candidate’s diploma or training equivalence.
The board of directors must inform the candidate of its decision by registered mail within 30 days of its decision.
If the board of directors refuses to recognize the diploma or training equivalence or recognizes the training equivalence in part, the board of directors must at the same time inform the candidate in writing of any programs of study, additional training, training periods or examinations that the candidate could successfully complete within the time it specifies to enable the candidate to be granted a training equivalence.