(1) Any applicant or licensee who is aggrieved by any decision of the Office of Long-Term Care with respect to the denial, suspension, or revocation of any long-term care facility license or long-term care facility administrator license or other final decision of the office with respect to standards of construction, operation, or maintenance of long-term care facilities or long-term care facility personnel or employees may appeal within thirty (30) days the decision of the office to the Pulaski County Circuit Court or to the circuit court of any county in which the applicant or licensee resides or does business.
(2) Pending determination of the matter on appeal, the status quo of the applicant or licensee shall be preserved.