The Board shall designate one or more individuals who will act as a Hearing Examiner and who will not be a member of the Board. The Hearing Examiner shall hold hearings in accordance with the Act and Regulations and shall have power to administer oaths and to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, accounts and papers pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.
S.C. Code Regs. § 79-33