(a) Except for those powers reserved exclusively to the “agency itself” under the Administrative Procedure Act, §§ 11500 - 11529 thru as applicable of the Government Code, the Dental Hygiene Board delegates and confers upon the Executive Officer, or his or her designee, all functions necessary to the dispatch of business of the Dental Hygiene Board in connection with investigative and administrative proceedings under the jurisdiction of the Dental Hygiene Board, including issuing an order for medical or mental examination under Section 820 of the Business and Professions Code, and the ability to approve stipulated settlement agreements for the revocation, surrender or interim suspension of a license.

(b) The power and discretion conferred by law upon the Dental Hygiene Board to initiate review and prosecute accusations and statements of issues pursuant to Sections 11500 through 11529 of the Government Code are hereby delegated to and conferred upon the Dental Hygiene Board's Executive Officer or in the absence thereof a designee.