It is a party who has an interest in the subject matter of the litigation. In other words, petitioner has an interest in the litigation because misconstruction or improper application of the law would hinder its ability to enforce the law as the Legislature intended. Further, this Court has implicitly found that petitioner is an aggrieved party that may appeal to this Court a final order of a disciplinary subcommittee. Therefore, we conclude that petitioner is an aggrieved party with standing to appeal the decision of the disciplinary subcommittee to this a Court as of right. Turning to the merits of petitioner's appeal, petitioner argues that the disciplinary subcommittee erred in adopting the decision of the hearing referee, who concluded that the criminal conviction of respondent's PC cannot be used to impute culpability to respondent under the Public Health Code.
Statutory interpretation is a question of law subject to review de novo on appeal.
The department may hold hearings, administer oaths, and order relevant testimony to be taken and shall report its findings to the appropriate disciplinary subcommittee. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being section 750.492a of the Michigan Compiled Laws. A certified copy of the court record is conclusive evidence of the conviction. Conviction of a misdemeanor or felony involving fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain fees related to the practice of a health profession. A certified copy of the court record is conclusive evidence of the conviction.