§453-10 Witnesses in such proceeding. In any such proceeding the board may subpoena, administer oaths to, and examine witnesses on any relevant matter in such proceeding. The board may subpoena physicians or surgeons as specialists, on the recommendation of the appropriate specialist society. The board may order a mental, physical, or medical competency examination to determine the capacity or ability of a licensee to continue to practice medicine or surgery and order appropriate specialist societies to conduct such examinations. The person whose license is sought in such proceeding to be revoked, limited, or suspended shall be entitled to require the board or any member thereof to subpoena and to administer oaths to any witness or witnesses who may be able to present evidence relevant in such proceeding, and shall be entitled to examine any such witness and any other witness in such proceeding. The circuit court of the circuit in which the proceeding is held may enforce by proper proceeding the attendance and testimony of witnesses in such proceeding. [L 1917, c 61, §1; RL 1925, §1031; RL 1935, §1210; RL 1945, §2509; am L 1947, c 201, pt of §1; RL 1955, §64-9; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §453-10; am L 1969, c 257, §8; am L 1976, c 219, §12]