(1) The board of public accountants hereby adopts and incorporates the organizational rules of the department of labor and industry as listed in chapter 1 of this title with the following exception:

(a) The organizational chart does not indicate that the board of public accountants is subject to the overall supervision and control of the department or the director of that department. The autonomy of the board of public accountants is clearly preserved by law and no intent exists to change that fact.