Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Sep. 05, 2001
The issue for determination is whether Respondent violated Section 466.028(1)(x), Florida Statutes (2001), by failing to refer patient L.D. to a specialist for evaluation and treatment of numbness of her tongue. (All statutory references are to Florida Statutes (2001) unless otherwise stated.)Dentist who referred patient to oral surgeon for lingual nerve damage not guilty of failing to refer patient. State did not charge dentist with failing to refer patient in a timely manner.
