Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Latest Update: Apr. 22, 1985
By letter dated April 16, 1984, Petitioner, Department of Labor and Employment Security, pursuant to Subsection 440.13(4)(d)4, Fla.Stat., ordered Respondent, Robert K. Fabric, M.D., to show cause why he should not repay certain monies alleged to constitute an overpayment for medical services rendered under the 1978 Workers' Compensation Medical and Surgical Fee Schedule. By letter dated May 2, 1984, Respondent timely requested a formal hearing pursuant to Subsection 120.57(1), Fla.Stat., and thereby raised the issue of whether additional compensation for the medical services rendered was justified because of their extraordinary nature. At the final hearing Petitioner called Donna M. Reynolds as a witness.Proof surgical procedure complex and beyond that contemplated by code schedule. Thus physician was not overcompensated under worker's compensation.