Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Apr. 05, 2019
The issues are whether, pursuant to section 393.0673(1), Florida Statutes (2018), Respondent, which holds a license to operate a group home facility, was identified in a verified report by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) as the perpetrator of exploitation of a vulnerable adult, failed to disclose on a renewal application a perpetrator of "the . . . abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult" (Maltreatment),1 and allowed a new employee to begin working at the group home before completing all of the background screening requirements; and, if so, what penalty should be imposed against Respondent's license.Petitioner failed to prove by clear and convicing evidence that verified report of maltreatment named licensee as perpetrator, that licensee lied on renewal application, or that licensee employed an unscreened person.
