Petitioner: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Respondent: ST. JOHN`S REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AND NURSING CENTER, INC., D/B/A SAINT JOHNS REHAB HOSPITAL AND NURSING CENTER
Judges: JOHN G. VAN LANINGHAM
Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration
Locations: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Filed: Sep. 25, 2002
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, October 21, 2002.
Latest Update: Jan. 10, 2025
STATE OF FLORIDA a
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION ae
STATE OF FLORIDA
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION,
AHCA No: 2001040111
Petitioner, Return Receipt Requested
7000 1670 0011 4845 7823
vs. 7000 1670 0011 4845 7830
ST JOHNS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AND
NURSING CENTER, INC., d/b/a SAINT
JOHNS REHAB HOSPITAL & NURSING
CENTER,
Respondent
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
COMES NOW the Agency for Health Care Administration
(hereinafter “AHCA”), by and through undersigned counsel, and
files this Administrative Complaint against St Johns
Rehabilitation Hospital and Nursing Center, Inc., d/b/a Saint
Johns Rehab Hospital & Nursing Center, (hereinafter “Saint
Johns”) pursuant to 28-106.111, Florida Administrative Code
(2000) (F.A.C.), and Chapter 120, Florida Statutes (hereinafter
“Fla. Stat.”), and alleges:
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. This igs an action to impose an administrative fine
against Saint Johns in the amount of two thousand eight hundred
dollars ($2,800.00), pursuant to Section 400.23 Fla. Stat
(2000).
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
2. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to Sections
120.569 and 120.57, Fla. Stat. (2000), and Chapter 28-106,
F.A.C.
3. Venue lies in Broward County, pursuant to 120.57, Fla.
Stat., and Chapter 28-106.207, F.A.C.
PARTIES
4. AHCA is the enforcing authority with regard to nursing
home licensure, pursuant to Chapter 400, Part II, Fla. Stat.
(2000) and Rule 59A-4 F.A.C.
5. Saint Johns is a nursing home located at 3075 Nw 35
Avenue, Lauderdale Lakes, Florida 33311, and is licensed under
Chapter 400, Part IT, Fla. Stat. (2000), and Chapters 59A-4,
F.A.C.; license number 1520096.
COUNT I
SAINT JOHNS FAILED TO PROVIDE PERSONAL PRIVACY
FOR A RESIDENT.
400.022(1)(m), Florida Statutes and 42 C.F.R. 483.10 (e)
(RIGHT TO PERSONAL PRIVACY)
REPEATED CLASS III DEFICIENCY
6. AHCA re-alleges and incorporates paragraphs (1)
through (5) as if fully set forth herein.
7. Because Saint Johns Participates in Title XVIII or
XIX, it must follow the certification rules and regulations
found in 42 C.F.R. 483, as incorporated by 59A-4.1288 F.A.C.
8. Based on observation and interview during the survey
conducted on 2/13-15/01, AHCA’s surveyor found that Saint Johns
failed to provide personal privacy for resident #11, who was 1
of 24 sampled residents. Findings include the following:
(a) At approximately 10:30 AM, on 02/15/01, AHCA’s
surveyor observed that a social services staff member was
speaking with a family member of Resident #11, at the front of
the second floor nurses’ station. The conversation was quite
loud and could be overheard by staff at the nurses’ station as
well as any other residents or visitors who passed the station.
They were discussing the medical condition of Resident #11 and
his/her ability to leave the facility, as well as a personal
problem of the family member that might prevent the resident
from returning home. This is a repeat Class III deficiency from
the survey conducted on 12/27-29/99.
9. Pursuant to the survey conducted on 12/27- 12/29/99
and based on observations, AHCA’s surveyor determined that (6)
residents were not provided with personal privacy. Findings
from the 12/27- 12/29/99 survey include the following:
10. During observations on the 4th floor at 10:05 AM on
12/29/99, four female residents in the women's shower area were
observed to be naked. The door entering the room was opened by
CNA staff going in and out or on four occasions, exposing the
naked residents to view from outside of the shower area. In
addition, an environmental services aide was observed pushing
her cleaning cart through the entrance to this shower area at
10:15 AM without knocking on the door, again causing the
unclothed females inside to be fully exposed to anyone walking
in the outside corridor. This shower area is directly across
from the 4th floor nurses’ station and there is no inside
curtain behind the door opening onto the hallway. As a result,
residents without clothes on inside the room are at risk to
being visible to any person in this vicinity. At the time of
the surveyor's observations, the area was frequented by
visitors, staff, other residents and three males working on a
facility remodeling project. Therefore, the facility did not
provide a means of protecting the resident's personal privacy
and therefore failed to provide personal privacy to the exposed
residents each time the door entering the shower area was opened
and closed.
11. During an observation at 10 AM on the 4th floor on
12/29/99, resident #11 was fully visible from the hallway
outside her room. This female resident's upper torso and
breasts were fully exposed due to the top of her gown being off
of her shoulders and down to her waist. The facility failed to
provide personal privacy to resident #11.
12. During a tour of the 3rd floor at 10:50 AM on 12/27/99
with the Unit Manager, an unsampled female resident was visible
in her room from the hallway. This female resident, who had an
upper trunk and lap belts fastened, was sitting by her bed ina
wheelchair in her diaper, fully exposed from the waist down.
Also, the resident's slacks were observed to be on the floor
near the bed area. The facility failed to provide personal
privacy to this resident.
13. Based on the foregoing, Saint Johns violated Section
400.022(1) (m), Florida Statutes (2000), and 42 CFR 483.40(e),
herein classified as a repeated Class ILI deficiency, which
carries, in this case, an assessed fine of $700.00, pursuant to
Section 400.23(8), Fla. Stat. (2000).
COUNT II
SAINT JOHNS FAILED TO PROVIDE MEDICALLY-RELATED SOCIAL SERVICES
TO ATTAIN OR MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST PRACTICABLE PHYSICAL, MENTAL,
AND PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING OF EACH RESIDENT.
42 C.F.R. 483.15 (g)
(QUALITY OF LIFE,SOCIAL SERVICES)
REPEATED CLASS III DEFICIENCY
14. AHCA re-alleges and incorporates paragraphs (1)
through (5) and paragraph (7) as if fully set forth herein.
15. During the survey conducted on 2/13-15/01 and based on
review of the records for Residents #8, #17 and #20, AHCA’s
surveyor found that Saint Johns failed to provide medically-
related social services to attain or maintain the highest
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practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of
each resident. Findings include the following:
16. The surveyor reviewed the records for resident #8, who
has a diagnosis of Dementia, and the surveyor noted that this
resident had an advance directive, dated 1992, prior to the
resident's admission to the facility. This advance directive
included a living will from resident #8, with instructions that
the resident did not wish to have any artificial means to
prolong his/her life, including feeding tubes. The record also
contained documentation that the son was to be surrogate, when
and if the resident was no longer capable of making his/her own
decisions. The record did not contain a notice of terminal
jliness signed by two physicians or a notice that the resident
was no longer capable of making his/her own decisions. Further
review revealed that, with counseling by the Director of Social
Services, the surrogate approved the insertion of a peg tube for
medical reasons. Social Services failed to obtain the necessary
documentation that would allow this procedure, which was in
opposition to the living will. The facility failed to provide
medically-related social services to attain or maintain the
highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-
being of resident #8.
17. The surveyor reviewed the clinical record's nursing
notes for Resident #17, and noted that this resident can be
verbally abusive and demanding of staff. The surveyor
interviewed the resident and the resident admitted to verbal
abuse when he is frustrated and feels that he needs assistance
and does not get it. The surveyor reviewed the social service
notes and found that the notes only indicate this as a problem
at quarterly care plan review. The record failed to contain any
interventions or counseling in regard to the resident's verbal
abuse and demands. The facility failed to provide medically-
related social services to attain or maintain the highest
practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of
resident #17.
18. The surveyor reviewed the record for Resident #20, who
has a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, CVA, Acute M.I. and
Urosepsis and requires total care for all his/her ADLs, and the
surveyor noted that this resident often refuses to shower or get
out of bed. Additionally, the resident has lost a substantial
amount of weight in the last six months. The surveyor noted that
in September the resident weighed 180 lbs. and in February
weighed 157.3 lbs. Dietary noted that, "further weight loss is
discouraged." The surveyor interviewed the nursing staff who
stated that the weight loss was the decision of the resident and
his/her significant other. The surveyor reviewed the social
services progress notes and found that the notes only contained
quarterly care plan review notes. The record did not contain any
documentation that social services had intervened or counseled
the resident or their significant other in the importance of
showering and getting out of bed for increased circulation or
for maintaining his/her weight. Additionally, the surveyor
interviewed nursing staff, who indicated that the reason for a
lack of psychosocial interventions is due a lack of
communication between the disciplines. The facility failed to
provide medically-related social services to attain or maintain
the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-
being of resident #20.
This is a repeated deficiency from the survey of 12/27-29/1999.
19. During the survey conducted on 12/27-29/1999 and based
on the initial tour of the facility at approximately 11:00am on
12/27/99, several times on 12/28/99 and 12/29/99, and
interviews, the surveyor found that the facility failed to
provide medically-related social services to attain or maintain
the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-
being of each resident. The surveyor found that resident #16
had been a resident at an Assisted Living Facility (ALF) until
his/her admission to the nursing home, and the resident stated
that he/she was very unhappy and depressed at being in a nursing
home and wanted to return to the ALF. The resident did not know
why he/she could not return to the ALF. This resident is alert
and oriented, knowledgeable of his/her condition and aware of
his/her needs. The surveyor interviewed the LPN for that wing
who stated that "she's not returning to the ALF; she is going to
be here long term." The nurse indicated that the resident has
unreal expectations. The surveyor reviewed the social service
notes, dated 12/21/99, that also confirmed "discharge plans are
for the resident to remain at St. John's as a long term care
resident." The record does not contain any information that
indicates that social services has counseled this resident in
regard to remaining in the nursing home on a long term basis or
assisted the resident in making the necessary adjustment to the
nursing home, from the ALF. Additionally, the record contained
documentation that the resident had been assessed by Physical
Therapy and the ALF staff at a trial at the ALF, to determine if
the resident could return. The record did not contain any
documentation indicating that the results of that assessment had
been discussed with the resident and that the reason for his/her
continued residency at St. John's was as a result of that
assessment. The facility failed to provide medically-related
social services to attain or maintain the highest practicable
physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of resident #16.
20. During an interview with this resident, on 12/29/99,
the surveyor found that the resident was unaware that, unlike at
the ALF, he/she could attend activities and church services in
his/her wheelchair. He/She indicated that activity staff invited
her but she refused because she could not walk.
21. Due to this belief, the resident self-isolated
herself. However, the resident never relayed that information to
the activity personnel. Had there been more interventions,
counseling and communication between the resident and the social
services staff, this resident possibly would have been an active
participant in activities in the facility. Due to surveyor
intervention, the resident was observed in the afternoon of
12/29/99 coming from church, smiling, and stated, "This is the
first time I've been to church since I'm here. All I did before
is sit in my room, in my wheelchair." The resident thanked the
surveyors for helping her realize that she wasn't the only
resident in the church in a wheelchair. She indicated, with a
smile, that she was going to the entertainment social that
afternoon.
22. The surveyor reviewed resident #3's record on 12/28/99
and noted there had been a change of room for this long-time
resident. The surveyor interviewed the resident and found that
the resident and his/her new roommate did not get along. Further
review of the social service progress notes showed that the
record did not contain documentation that social service staff
were involved in counseling or mediation in regard to the
roommates not getting along. During an interview with the Social
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Services Director, the Director indicated that, "the patient
advocate had knowledge of the problem, as resident #3 had been
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in to discuss the problem on nine occasions." However, the
advocate and social services staff did not have any
communication in regard to this or any other situations where
social services could have intervened and counseled the
resident. The facility failed to provide medically-related
social services to attain or maintain the highest practicable
physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of resident #3.
23. The surveyor reviewed the record for resident #2 and
found that this resident had been discharged to home on 07/07/99
and then returned with a diagnosis of seizure disorder on
07/12/99. The admission face sheet noted "Elder Abuse". Further
review of the record determined that the resident had resided
with a daughter and a grandchild prior to the original admission
and had returned home with a son. The record did not contain any
information or documentation that social services had
investigated the elder abuse allegation, the cause for the
investigation, or the result of the investigation prior to the
resident returning to the family home. The facility failed to
provide medically-related social services to attain or maintain
the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-
being of resident #2.
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24. Resident #4 is a frail elderly, alert and oriented
resident with periods of confusion. The resident requires total
care for all his/her ADLs. A review of the residents record
revealed that in 1995 the resident selected two friends as
his/her surrogate; one as the surrogate and the other as the
alternate. This selection was signed by the surrogate, as an
acceptance, and witnessed by a notary. The surveyor further
reviewed the record and found that social services had been
contacting a nephew, in another state, to make medical decisions
for the resident. The surveyor interviewed the Social Services
Director who stated, "I think the surrogate has deceased."
However, the record did not contain documentation that the
resident has been adjudicated incompetent or that the resident
had chosen the nephew as his/her surrogate, nor did the record
contain information indicating that the surrogate had deceased.
The facility failed to provide medically-related social services
to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental,
and psychosocial well-being of resident #4.
25. During a telephone interview with Resident #9's family
on 12/28/99 at 7:40 P.M., the surveyor found that they were
unaware that the resident had been transferred from one room to
another on 12/27/99. The family member stated that he/she had
visited in the morning of 12/27/99 and would be visiting again
on 12/29/99. The surveyor asked the family member if he/she was
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aware of the transfer. The family member responded that he/she
had no knowledge of the move or the reason for the same.
26. The surveyor interviewed the social worker on 12/29/99
at 11:30 A.M. and learned that the facility's policy and
procedure includes notification of the family of a Long-Term
Care resident's room transfer. The social worker could not give
a reason as to why Resident #9's family had not been notified of
the transfer. The facility failed to provide medically-related
social services to attain or maintain the highest practicable
physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of resident #9.
27. Based on the foregoing, Saint Johns violated 42 C.F.R.
483.15(g), incorporated by 59A-4.1288, F.A.C., herein classified
as a repeated Class III deficiency, which carries, in this case,
an assessed fine of $700.00.
COUNT III
SAINT JOHNS FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALL RESIDENT ASSESSMENTS
COMPLETED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 15 MONTHS IN
RESIDENTS’ ACTIVE RECORDS.
483.20(d), C.F.R., and 59A-4.109(1) (c), F.A.C.
(RESIDENT ASSESSMENT)
REPEATED CLASS III DEFICIENCY
28, AHCA re-alleges and incorporates paragraphs (1)
through (5) and paragraph (7) as if fully set forth herein.
29. During the survey conducted on 2/13-15/01 and based on
record review, the surveyor found that Saint Johns failed to
maintain all resident assessments completed within the previous
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15 months in residents’ active records, for residents #3 and
#12. On 2/13/01 at 2:35 pm, in the second floor, the surveyor
informed the facility’s MDS RN Coordinator that there were no
Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessments and Resident Assessment
Protocol Summaries (RAPS) on the active record of Resident #12.
The staff member informed the surveyor that these documents were
probably in the "thinned chart." Further record review revealed
that resident #12 was originally admitted on 4/20/98, discharged
out to the hospital on 11/21/00 and readmitted on 11/28/00.
30. The following day, at 3:15 PM, the Director of Nurses
(DON) provided the surveyor with the resident's last full MDS
dated 4/17/00, and a quarterly assessment dated 10/9/00, pulled
from the thinned chart in medical records. The surveyor found
that there was no MDS assessment done since the resident's
readmission, other than a 5 day PPS.
31. Based on record review for Resident #3 on 2/15/01 at
10:00 AM on the second floor, the surveyor informed the
facility’s unit manager and unit secretary that there were no
other MDS assessments for resident #3 in the active record,
other than one completed on 12/15/00, after the resident had
returned from the hospital. At 10:45 AM, two closed records,
approximately 3 inches thick, for Resident #3 were brought up to
the second floor and handed to the surveyor for him/her to
retrieve the missing documents. Further record review revealed
resident #3 was originally admitted on 4/14/99, was discharged
on 11/29/00 to the hospital and then readmitted to the facility
on 12/07/00. This is a repeated deficiency from the survey of
12/27-29/1999.
32. During the survey of 12/27-29/1999 and based on record
review and interview with the staff, the surveyor determined
that the facility did not maintain all resident assessments
completed within the previous 15 months in the resident's active
record, for 3 of 24 sampled residents (residents #10, #11, and
#20).
33. Resident #20 was admitted to the facility 8/11/99,
with the initial Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) completed
8/24/99. This RAI, including the MDS and RAPs, was maintained
on the 3rd floor nursing unit in a large binder designated for
the purpose of storing completed RAIs. Review of the clinical
record and the RAI binder revealed only the 8/24/99 MDS and RAPs
for resident #20 on the 3rd floor, nursing unit at the time of
the survey on 12/28/99. Interview with the MDS coordinator
revealed another RAI had been completed for resident #20 due to
a significant change in the resident's status. At the
surveyor’s request, the MDS coordinator went to her office on
the 2nd floor and brought the RAI completed on 11/20/99 to the
3rd floor nursing unit and placed it in the large RAI binder.
34. Resident #11 was admitted to the facility on 3/10/99,
with the initial RAI completed 3/23/99. Review of resident
#11's clinical record and the RAI binder revealed that the last
quarterly review assessment in the RAI binder for this resident
was dated 9/15/99. At the surveyor’s request on 12/29/99 at
10:30AM, the unit secretary for the 4th floor nursing unit was
also unable to locate the most recent guarterly assessment and
subsequently notified the MDS coordinator to locate the missing
document. At 11:30AM, the surveyor spoke with the Unit Manager
and the Assistant Director of Nursing and again requested this
document. At that time the surveyor was told that, "it was done
but not filed". At 11:40 AM, the quarterly assessment for
resident #11 was brought to the 4th floor nursing unit, by the
MDS coordinator, from her 2nd floor office. This quarterly
review assessment dated 12/16/99 was blank in the section
requiring signature; section R2a. The MDS coordinator said, "The
staff can't find the signed MDS".
35. A review of the clinical record for resident #10
revealed that the staff was unaware of the location of the
resident's assessments. All the MDS's, RAPS & Triggers are
maintained in a large binder, in numerical order, at the nurses’
station. On 12/29/99, at 8:05am, the surveyor checked the binder
under the resident's room number. The MDS available was for a
resident other than resident #10. At 8:40am, the MDS nurse for
the fourth floor provided the surveyor with a computer generated
MDS, without the RAPS or Triggers. This assessment was dated
12/13/99 as a significant change. The initial and the quarterly
assessment were not available for comparison. The resident's
date of admission was 06/02/99. At approximately 10:30am, the
full assessment was made available to the surveyor for review.
36. Upon request from staff on 12/27/99, surveyors were
made aware the facility had placed into each resident's active
medical chart a statement pertaining to the location of the "RAI
Documents." This policy documents the following items to be
kept in the "Care Plan" binders at each Nursing Station: MDS
(Including face sheet and signature sheet section), RAP Modules,
RAP Summary Protocols, Team Sign-in Sheets, & Care Plans. Based
on the findings during the survey, the facility also was not
following it's own policy for the storage of resident
assessments.
37. Based on the foregoing, Saint Johns violated 42 C.F.R.
483.20(d), incorporated by 59A-4.1288, F.A.C., herein classified
as a repeated Class III deficiency, which carries, in this case,
an assessed fine of $700.00.
COUNT IV
SAINT JOHNS FAILED TO ADMINISTER MEDICATIONS AS ORDERED TO MEET
THE NEEDS OF A RESIDENT.
42 C.F.R. 483.60(a), and 59A-4.112(1), F.A.C.
(PHARMACY SERVICES)
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REPEATED CLASS III DEFICIENCY
38. AHCA re-alleges and incorporates paragraphs (1)
through (5) and paragraph (7) as if fully set forth herein.
39, On 02/13/01, AHCA’s surveyor found that the facility
failed to administer medications as ordered to meet the needs of
a resident. During an observation tour at 3:00 PM on 2/13/01,
Resident #16 complained to the surveyor of pain in his/her right
shoulder. Upon further interview with the Resident, the surveyor
found that the Physician was aware of this resident’s discomfort
and nothing had been done about it. The surveyor reviewed the
Physician's orders and found that an order for Motrin 400mg. BID
had been prescribed on 02/12/01 but had never been administered
to the resident. Based on surveyor intervention with nursing and
pharmacy, the Resident was evaluated for pain and was determined
to be experiencing pain at a level of 4 out of a scale of 5,
with 5 indicating the worst level of pain. The Resident had not
received his PM dose on 02/12/01 nor his am dose on 02/13/01. On
02/13/01, a care plan was initiated addressing the resident’s
right shoulder pain, with approaches to administer the pain
medication as ordered. On 02/15/01, the surveyor interviewed the
Resident and he/she indicated that the medication was effective
and the pain subsiding. This is a repeated deficiency from the
survey of 12/27-29/1999.
40. During the 12/27-29/1999 survey, the surveyor
interviewed resident #16 on the morning of 12/28/99, and the
surveyor found that this resident was to have cream applied to
her body for an itchy rash. The resident stated, "The staff here
was too busy to apply my cream last night. The itch drove me
crazy all night, so much so I didn't sleep at all last night."
The surveyor reviewed the facility's treatment record and found
that resident #16 is to have Kenalog cream applied twice a day,
at 9:00am and 9:00pm, for a month, starting on 12/18/99. The
surveyor further reviewed the treatment record and found that
the resident did not have the Kenalog cream applied at 9:00pm on
12/27/99,
41. During the 12/27-29/1999 survey, the surveyor found
that Resident #17 was admitted on 12/14/99 with ORIF Right Femur
and was alert and oriented at the time of the survey. Upon
interviewing the resident and her private duty aide at 10:02 AM
on 12-28-99, in the presence of the Assistant Director of
Nursing (ADON), the surveyors learned that the unlicensed
private duty aide customarily administered Resident #17's
Alphagan 0.2% Opthalmic Solution and Trusopt 2% Opthalmic
Solution. A subsequent review of the facility's Medication
Administration General Guidelines revealed that all medications
are to be administered only by licensed nursing, medical,
pharmacy or other personnel authorized by state law.
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42. The surveyors discussed this issue with the ADON at
10:12 AM and again at 11:10 AM on 12-28-99 and found that, while
the ADON knew that private duty aides are not allowed to
administer medications, she stated that a male LPN had
instructed the private aide in administering eye drops and that
she assumed that was OK. Consequently, the facility did not
assure the accurate administration of all drugs.
43. Based on the foregoing, Saint Johns violated 59A-
4.112(1), F.A.C., and 42 C.F.R. 483.60(a), herein classified as
a repeated Class III deficiency, which carries, in this case, an
assessed fine of $700.00.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, the Petitioner, State of Florida Agency for
Health Care Administration, requests the following relief:
A. Make factual and legal findings in favor of the
Agency on all Counts.
B. Assess an administrative fine totaling $2,800.00
against Saint Johns Rehabilitation Hospital and Nursing Center
for the repeated Class IIT deficiencies in Counts I through IV,
in accordance with Section 400.23(8)(c), Fla. Stat. (2000).
Cc. Award the Agency for Health Care Administration
costs related to the investigation and prosecution of the case
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in accordance with Section 400.121(1), Fla. Stat., if the Court
finds that costs are applicable, and
D. Grant such other relief as this Court deems is
just and proper.
Respondent is notified that it has a right to request an
administrative hearing pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57,
Florida Statutes (2001). Specific options for administrative
action are set out in the attached Election of Rights and
explained in the attached Explanation of Rights. All requests
for hearing shall be made to the Agency for Health Care
Administration, and delivered to the Agency for Health Care
Administration, Manchester Building, First Floor, 8355 NW 53°4
Street, Miami, Florida 33166; Kathryn F. Fenske.
RESPONDENT IS FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT FAILURE TO REQUEST A
HEARING WITHIN TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS
COMPLAINT, PURSUANT TO THE ATTACHED ELECTION OF RIGHTS, WILL
RESULT IN AN ADMISSION OF THE FACTS ALLEGED IN THE COMPLAINT AND
THE ENTRY OF A FINAL ORDER BY THE AGENCY.
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Respectfully submitted,
Kathfyn F. Fenske
Assistant General Counsel
Agency for Health Care Administration
Florida Bar No. 0142832
8355 NW 53"' Street
Miami, Florida 33166
(305) 499-2165
Copy to:
Kathryn F. Fenske, Assistant General Counsel
Agency for Health Care Administration
Manchester Building
8355 NW 53 Street
Miami, Florida 33166
Long Term Care Program Office
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
Gloria Collins, Finance and Accounting
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #14
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the
foregoing has been furnished by U.S. Certified Mail, Return
Receipt Requested to Diane A. Dube, Administrator, Saint Johns
Rehabilitation Hospital and Nursing Center, 3075 Nw 35'" Avenue,
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida 33311, and to Patrick J. Fitzgerald,
Registered Agent, 110 Merrick Way, Suite 3-B, Coral Gables,
Kathryn F. Fenske
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Docket for Case No: 02-003769
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Dec. 03, 2002 |
Final Order filed.
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Oct. 21, 2002 |
Order Closing File issued. CASE CLOSED.
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Oct. 18, 2002 |
Motion to Remand (filed by J. Grout via facsimile).
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Oct. 14, 2002 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions issued.
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Oct. 14, 2002 |
Notice of Hearing issued (hearing set for November 27, 2002; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL).
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Sep. 26, 2002 |
Initial Order issued.
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Sep. 25, 2002 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Sep. 25, 2002 |
Answer to Administrative Complaint and Pettion for Formal Administrative Hearing filed.
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Sep. 25, 2002 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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