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03-000069 MICHAEL GARY AND PAMELA GARY vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (2003)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jan. 10, 2003

The issue in the case is whether Michael and Pamela Gary's licensure to provide foster care should be revoked.Evidence fails to establish foster parents committed any act warranting revocation of foster home license.

02-004314 YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS OF FLORIDA, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (2002)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 07, 2002

Whether Respondent should be granted licenses to operate two residential group homes for developmentally disabled individuals.In denying licensure applications for group homes for persons with developmental disabilities, it was appropriate for Department to consider past violations and nonrenewal of license involving group home. Licensure application should be denied.

02-004056 RONALD BRYSON AND JOYCE BRYSON vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (2002)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Oct. 18, 2002

The issue in this case is whether Petitioners, foster parents trained in the care of children with medical disabilities, permitted a two-year-old medically disabled deaf child to be unattended during a brief conversation, resulting in the child's later being found facedown in the family's swimming pool; and as a result of that near-drowning experience is permanently on a life support system, are guilty of having committed an intentional or negligent act materially affecting the health or safety of the medically disabled child.Petitioners provided foster care for medically needy children. Through lack of constant sight and attention to deaf child, child found floating facedown in swimming pool and will be on life support indefinitely. License revoked.

02-001354 MAURICE PARKES vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (2002)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Apr. 04, 2002

Did the Department of Children and Family Services (Department) improperly deny funds to Maurice Parkes for the purchase of bottled water?Petitioner failed to establish facts sufficient to show that there were uncommitted General Revenue Funds with which to provide Petitioner bottled water.

02-001353 MATTHEW DYVIG vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (2002)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Apr. 04, 2002

Whether, at the time Petitioner made application for financial subsidy for wheelchair transportation, the denial by the Department, as a conclusion of law, for a lack of general revenue funds, was appropriate.Petitioner sought wheelchair transport services. Department denied request, as a conclusion of law, of spending in excess of appropriation. Agreement: Petitioner would receive service via Medicaid Waiver funding; complaint withdrawn.

01-003051 AMY BRODY vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (2001)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 01, 2001

Did the Department of Children and Family Services (Department) improperly deny the in-home subsidy of $400.00 per month to Petitioner?Petitioner met her burden to show that she was entitled to in-home subsidy under Sections 393.068 and 393.0695, Florida Statutes.

00-001777 DANIEL R. PHILLIPS AND PATRICIA A. PHILLIPS vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (2000)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Apr. 27, 2000

Denial of Adoption Application by Review Committee supervisor, without documentation in record, when initial and updated home study reports approved--failure to comply with Department of Children and Family Services` rules.

99-005143 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES vs DENISE ELLIOT (1999)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Dec. 08, 1999

The issue is whether Respondent is guilty of administering corporal punishment to one or more children in her care as a foster parent and, if so, what penalty should be imposed on her license to provide foster care.Repeated use of corporal punishment on foster child by foster parent justifies revocation of license to provide foster care.

99-002179 JOAN GOLDHAMMER | J. G. vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (1999)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: May 13, 1999

The Petitioner has applied for exemption from disqualification for licensure as a foster parent. The Respondent has denied the application. The issue in the case is whether the Petitioner’s request for exemption from disqualification should be approved.District policy that prohibits granting an exemption from disqualification during a probationary sentence is unsupported by the evidence and is an improper, irrebuttable presumption.

99-000011 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES vs WANDA T. BARKER AND H. RONALD BARKER (1999)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jan. 04, 1999

The issue presented in this case is whether the Respondents’ family foster home license should be revoked for the reasons set forth in the Department of Children and Family Services' (Department) revocation letter.Where Respondent slapped four-year-old foster child in the face, foster home license should be revoked.

Francis H. Padron