cn oe te a re WM Re STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH, BOARD OF SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY, Petitioner, vs. . AHCA Case Number: 2000-07439 HELEN TECHLER, . Respondent. * / Snare ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT a ERATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, hereinafter referred t to as 1s “Petitioner, ” files this . Administrative Complaint before the Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, against HELEN TECHLER, hereinafter referred to as “Respondent,” and alleges: 1, Effective July 1, 1997, Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the profession of audiology pursuant to Section 20. 43, Florida Statutes, Chapter 456, Florida Statutes (formerly Chapter 455, Part Tr; see Chapter 2000-160, Laws of. Florida), and Chapter 468, Florida Statutes. Pursuant to Section 20, 43(3)(g), Florida Statutes, the Department 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, an Audiologist, licensed in the State of Florida, having been issued license number AY S78, eeu 3.- The last address of record of the Respondent i is 1539 San Charles Drive, Dunedin, F Florida. On April 26, 2000, the Respondent performed an 1 audiologic examination of patient PR. 5. In response to a formal request from the investigator for the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), the Respondent provided the testing information of this examination. : we ee ac : 6. Section 468. 1225(1), Florida Statutes, sets forth the: minimum a provedures to be performed, when indicated, by an audiologist when fitting and selling a hearing aid. These procedures include: pure tone audiometric testing by air and bone conduction to determine the type and degree of hearing defi iciency; effective masking; and appropriate testing to determine speech reception thresholds, speech discrimination scores, the most ‘comfortable listening levels, fen, . ; (y of uncomfortable loudness levels, and the selection of the best fitting sangeet finaly, hearing aid benefit. Oy, 4 0 7. The testing data received by the AHCA was deficient in that there was n no flaion of Doge | 4h, ky, fe an conduction, 8. The testing data received by the AHCA was deficient in that there was no recor Ie masking in bone conduction. 9. The testing data received by the AHCA was deficient in that there was no recordation of uncomfortable listening levels. - Based on the foregoing, the Respondent is subject to discipline for violation of Section 468.1295(1)(m), Florida Statutes, through a violation of section 468, 1225(1)(a) and (b), Florida Statutes, by failing to follow the minimum procedures required when fitting and selling a hearing aid. WHEREFORE, the Petitioner respectfully requests the Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology to enter an Order imposing one or more of the following penalties: revocation or suspension of license; imposition ofan administrative fine; issuance of a reprimand; placement of the Respondent on probation; and/or any other relief that the Board deems appropriate. SIGNED this y Utay of f yl Qu | , 2001, Robert'G. Brooks, M. D. Secretary, Department of Health ancy M. Snurkowski Chief Attorney - Practitioner Regulation — Legal Deborah B. Loucks wo Senior Attorney : . Florida Attorney Number: 0169889 7. fe) Agency for Health Care Administration EPARTMENT Ce HEALTH General Counsel’s Office ~~ MQA i Practitioner Regulation — Legal ~ CLERK chi hk. : E enor Post Office Box 14229 ~ Tallahassee, Florida 32317-4229 . pare_S [25 Joi 2S Jo1 (850) 487-9694 POP eet, Couns, aud Dele Stylo. ‘

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