(a) The board shall adopt rules outlining a formal process for appealing board and department decisions.
(b) The rules must specify the requirements for appealing a board or department decision, including:
(1) the persons eligible to appeal;
(2) the grounds for an appeal;
(3) the process for filing an appeal, including the information that must be submitted with an appeal;
(4) a reasonable period in which an appeal must be filed, heard, and decided;
(5) the process by which an appeal is heard and a decision is made;
(6) the possible outcomes of an appeal; and
(7) the process by which notification of a decision and the basis for a decision is given.