- STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ty ef Department of Children and Families vi 2 Oo SunCoast Region’ “ oe Sarasota County ° Petitioner VS MAR 2°7 2008 OG- 105 PU P. Decker, Foster parent Respondent ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that after twenty-one (21) days from receipt of this complaint, the Department intends to revoke your foster parent license dated October 20, 2005. As grounds for revocation of your license, the Department alleges as follows: (1) The Department of Children and Families, State of Florida, has jurisdiction over Respondent by virtue of the provisions of Chapter 409, Florida Statutes. (2) Pursuant to section 409.175 (9)(a) and (b), Florida Statutes, the Department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license for actions by a home or agency on its personnel that demonstrate an intentional or negligent act materially affecting the health or safety of children in the home or agency. The following facts show an intentional or negligent act materially affecting the health or safety of children in your care. (3) a) The Respondent failed to provide appropriate supervision of the children (D. M., C. M., J. S. and C. S.) placed in her home. As a result of the inadequate supervision, D. M. a two year old child placed in the home suffered extensive bruising and marks. An examination on March 13, 2006 by . Dr. Kenley of the Sarasota Child Protection Team found that one of the foster care children (D.M.) entrusted to your care was battered and suffered a multitude of inflicted injuries in various stages of Enee i healing. The child had multiple patterned injuries which were diagnostic of child physical abuse with excessive corporal punishment. b) On or about February 18, 2006, the Respondent allowed both foster children D. M. and C. M. to visit relatives for the weekend. The relatives were not approved to be unsupervised caretakers for the children. c) The Respondent failed to provide adequate supervision in that she left the children in the care of her 10 year old son, who was not an approved caretaker and not capable of supervising the foster children, on March 13, 2006 while she went to the hospital for treatment of a bone spur. d) Your negligence in failing to provide proper supervision resulted in injuries to the child D. M. as set forth above as well as the potential for other injuries due to improper supervision of the children. (4) Respondent is notified of the right to an administrative formal or informal hearing pursuant to Section 120.57, Florida Statutes; to be represented by counsel (at their expense); to take, testimony, to call or cross examine witnesses or to have subpoena duces tecum issued, and to present written evidence or argument if she requests a hearing. Chapter 28-206, Part Il, Florida Administrative Code constitutes the Department's procedural tules for administrative proceedings under Section 120.57 (1), Florida Statutes. Any request for an administrative hearing must conform to the requirements in Rule 28-106.201, Florida Administrative Code (copy enclosed) and must state which issues of material fact you dispute. Failure to dispute material issues of fact in your request for a hearing may be treated by the Department as an election by you of an informal proceeding under Section 120.57 (2). Florida Statutes. In a forrmal héaring, the hearing officer is from the Division of Administrative Hearings. In an informal hearing, the hearing officer is one of the Department's employees, usually an attorney within the Department. All requests for hearings shall be made to the Department of Children and Families, Suncoast Region Legal Counsel, (Attention: Raymond R, Deckert), 9393 North Florida Avenue, Room 905, Tampa, Florida 33612 (Telephone (813) 558-5513). (5) RESPONDENT IS FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT FAILURE TO REQUEST A HEARING WITHIN TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS COMPLAINT WILL. RESULT IN AN ADMISSION OF FACTS ALLEGED IN THE COMPLAINT; WAIVER OF YOUR RIGHT TO A HEARING, AND THE ENTRY OF A FINAL ORDER BY THE DEPARTMENT. A REQUEST FORA HEARING MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 21 DAYS FROM RECEIPT, NOT COUNTING THE DAY OF RECEIPT. | hereby certify that a true copy hereof was sent United States Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to 5850 Old Summerwood Road Boulevard, Sarasota, Florida 34342 on the 2Y* of _WHha2e AL , 2006. \ . Kristine Emden Licensing Manager STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF Wills hokous k The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this Qk day of MARCH. , 2006 by |;KAISTING EMDEN who is personally known to me. . Signature Danielle Kirts Notary Public cc: SunCoast Region Legal Office

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