Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Sep. 27, 2019
The issues are: 1) whether Respondent committed medical malpractice, in violation of section 458.331(1)(t)1.; 2) whether Respondent failed to keep or maintain medical records, in violation of section 458.331(1)(m); 3) whether Respondent performed a wrong procedure or wrong-site procedure, in violation of section 456.072(1)(bb); and 4) if so, the determination of the penalty, pursuant to Florida Administrative Code Rule 64B8-8.001. (All references to statutes and rules are to the Florida Statutes and rules in effect in 2012, as cited in the Amended Administrative Complaint.)6 months' suspension, $20,000 fine, 2 years' probation, and reprimand for medical malpractice in performance of a lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection with hypertonic saline that left patient paralyzed in her lower extremities and incontinent
