(a) The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a certificate to an applicant therefor or to revoke or suspend the certificate of a person registered by the board or to discipline a person registered by the board as provided in Code Section 43-1-19.

(b) The action by the board in granting or refusing to grant or renew a certificate under this chapter or in revoking or suspending or in refusing to revoke or suspend such a certificate may be appealed in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," to the superior court of the county of domicile of the board; provided that, if the findings of the board are supported by any evidence, such findings shall be accepted by the court.