Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Latest Update: Sep. 21, 1989
This cause proceeded to formal hearing upon the first Amended Administrative Complaint, which alleged in Count I that Respondent had violated Section 458.331(1)(1), F.S. (1985), now Section 458.331(1)(k) F.S. (1987) by making deceptive, untrue or fraudulent representations in the practice of medicine or employing a trick or scheme in the practice of medicine, and which alleged in Count II that Respondent had violated Section 458.331(1)(o), F.S. (1985), now Section 458.331(1)(n), F.S. (1987), by exercising influence on the patient or client in such a manner as to exploit the patient or client for financial gain of the licensee or of a third party.Confusion of whether a claim was or was not assigned, together with a clerical error and physician cursing was not enough to prove medicare fraud charge