§16B-3-7. Judicial review.

Any applicant or licensee who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification as a result of the hearing provided in §16B-3-6 of this code may, within thirty days after receiving notice of the decision, appeal to the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals for judicial review of the decision.

The Board of Review shall promptly certify and file in the court the transcript of the hearings on which its decision is based.

Findings of fact by the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification shall be considered as prima facie correct, but the court may remand the case to the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification for the taking of further evidence. The Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification may thereupon make new or modified findings of fact which shall likewise be considered as prima facie correct. All evidence in the case shall be confidential until the final order is issued by the court, which order shall be made public.

The court shall have the power to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification and either the applicant or licensee or the Office of the Inspector General may appeal from the court's decision to the Supreme Court of Appeals. Pending the final disposition of the matter the status quo of the applicant or licensee shall be preserved.