Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BOARD OF MEDICINE
Respondent: SANATKUMAR M. JANI, M.D.
Judges: CHARLES C. ADAMS
Agency: Department of Health
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Sep. 29, 2000
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, October 10, 2000.
Latest Update: Dec. 25, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, )
PETITIONER, ;
v. , 5 CASE NO. 1998-01060
SANATKUMAR M. JANI, M.D.,
RESPONDENT. 5
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT.
COMES NOW the Petitioner, Department of Health, hereinafter referred to a¢
“Petitioner,” and files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Medicine against
Sanatkumar M. Jani, M.D., hereinafter referred to as “Respondent,” and alleges:
1. Effective July 1, 1997, Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the
practice of medicine pursuant to Section 20.43, Florida Statutes; Chapter 455, Florida Statutes,
and Chapter 458, Florida Statutes. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 20.43(3), Florida
Statutes, the Petitioner has contracted with the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide
consumer complaint, investigative, and prosecutorial services required by the Division of
Medical Quality Assurance, councils, or boards, as appropriate.
2. Respondent is and has been at all times material hereto a licensed physician in the
state of Florida; having been issued license number ME 0032113. Respondent’s last known
address is 839 Winchester Drive, Westminster, Maryland, 21157-5734.
3. Respondent is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist.
4. On February 12, 1997, the Respondent's | license to practice medicine in the State of
Maryland was disciplined by the Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance, the physician
licensing authority for that state, following allegations of failing to deliver appropriate anesthesia
and failing to appropriately document the delivery of anesthesia to sixteen (16) patients during
the period of September through November, 1994.
5. The Respondent was placed on monitored probation for three (3) years subject to
certain terms and conditions. The Petitioner was iater granted an early termination of this
.. probation. |
6. The Respondent failed to notify the Florida Board of Medicine of the action taken
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against his license to practice medicine in Maryland within 30 days. -
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7. Petitioner realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through six (6), as if fully set
forth herein this Count One.
8. On or about February 12, 1997, the Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance,
the licensing authority for the State of Maryland, took action against the Respondent's license to
practice medicine in the State of Maryland based upon allegations of failing to properly deliver
and document the delivery of anesthesia to patients.
9. Based on the foregoing, the Respondent violated Section 458.331(1)(b), Florida
Statutes, by having a license to practice medicine revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against
by the licensing authority of any jurisdiction, including its agencies or subdivisions.
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-10. . Petitioner realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through six (6) and
paragraphs eight (8) and nine (9) as if fully set forth herein this Count Two.
11. Based on the foregoing, the Respondent violated Section 458.331(1)(kk), Florida
Statutes, by failing to notify the Florida Board of Medicine of the action taken against his license
to practice medicine in Maryland within 30 days.
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WHEREFORE, the Petitioner respectfully requests the Board of Medicine enter an order
imposing one or more of the following penalties: permanent revocation or suspension-of the
Respondent’s license, restriction of the Respondent’s practice, imposition of an administrative
fine, issuance of a reprimand, placement of the Respondent on probation, the assessment of costs
related to the investigation and prosecution of this case as provided for in Section 455.624(4),
Florida Statutes, and/or any other relief that the Board deems appropriate.
SIGNED this /7™ Ora of __¢ Dane , 2000.
Robert G. Brooks, M.D., Secretary
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DEPUTY CLERK
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hief Medical Attorney
COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT:
Kathryn L. Kasprzak
Chief Medical Attorney -
Agency for Health Care Administration
P. O. Box 14229 -
Tallahassee, Florida 32317-4229
Florida Bar # 0937819
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PCP: June 16, 2000
PCP Members: Ashkar, Zachariah, Rodriguez
Docket for Case No: 00-004036PL