District Court of Appeal of Florida
Mendez v. Florida Dep't of Health, 1D05-5926
Imposition of a disciplinary penalty on a doctor arising from his conviction for conspiring to pay for Medicare patient referrals is affirmed where the penalty imposed by the Board, which included direct supervision and revocation of his dispensing privilege, was statutorily authorized, and thus there was no abuse of discretion in its imposition.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/01/2006
- Published 12/04/2006
Judges
- PER CURIAM.
Court
- District Court of Appeal of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Katherine E. Giddings, William M. Furlow and Todd D. Engelhardt of Akerman Senterfitt, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Dana Baird, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Health, Tallahassee, for Appellee.