Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC MEDICINE
Respondent: BRIAN ALLARD, D.C.
Judges: ELIZABETH W. MCARTHUR
Agency: Department of Health
Locations: Tampa, Florida
Filed: Sep. 27, 2019
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, October 21, 2019.
Latest Update: Jan. 03, 2025
STATE OF FLORIDA
BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
PETITIONER,
v. CASE NUMBER 2017-22815
BRIAN KENNETH ALLARD, D.C.,
RESPONDENT.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner Department of Health hereby files this Administrative
Complaint before the Board of Chiropractic Medicine against Respondent,
Brian Kenneth Allard, D.C., and alleges: |
1. . Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the
practice of chiropractic medicine pursuant to Chapter 20, Florida Statutes;
Chapter 456, Florida Statutes; and Chapter 460, Florida Statutes.
2. At all times material to this Complaint, Respondent was a
licensed chiropractic physician within the State of Florida, having first been
issued license number CH 8185 on June 28, 2001.
3. Respondent's address of record is 7500 Bryan Dairy Road, Suite
A, Largo, Florida 33777.
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4. On or about November 20, 2017, in the United States District
Court, Middle District of Florida Orlando Division, in case number 6:16-cr-
184-Orl-37GJK, Respondent entered a plea of guilty to one count of felony
Bank Fraud, a second-degree felony, in violation of Title 18 United States
Code, Section 1344.
5. | Respondent specifically acknowledged that he “is pleading
guilty because [he] is in fact guilty.”
6. Section 460.413(1)(ff), Florida Statutes (2017), subjects a
chiropractic physician to discipline for violating any provision of Chapter
456, Florida Statutes (2017).
7. Section 456.072(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2017), subjects a
chiropractic physician to discipline for being convicted or found guilty of, or
entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication,
a crime in any jurisdiction which relates to the practice of, or the ability to
practice, a licensee's profession.
8. Respondent has entered a plea of guilty to Bank Fraud.
9. — Engaging in a systematic, on-going course of conduct with the
intent to defraud one or more persons or institutions is in opposition to the
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qualities necessary to the practice or ability to practice chiropractic
medicine.
10. Based on the foregoing, Respondent has violated Section
460.413(1)(ff), Florida Statutes (2017) through a violation of Section
456.072(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2017), by pleading guilty to a crime that
relates to the practice of, or the ability to practice, Respondent's
profession.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board of
Chiropractic Medicine enter an order imposing one or more of the following
penalties: permanent revocation or suspension of Respondent's license,
restriction of practice, imposition of an administrative fine, issuance of a
reprimand, placement of the Respondent on probation, corrective action,
refund of fees billed or collected, remedial education and/or any other
relief that the Board deems appropriate.
Signature appears on the following page
DOH ¥. Allard, D.C.
Case No. 2017-22815
SIGNED this 19" day of December, 2018.
Celeste Philip, M.D., M.P.H.
Tua. General and Secretary of Health
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Assistant General Cou
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Email: Amanda.Godbey@fihealth.gov
PCP: December 18, 2018
PCP Members: Mindy Weingarten, D.C. and Gene Jenkins, D.C.
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NOTICE OF RIGHTS
Respondent has the right to request a hearing to be
conducted in accordance with Section 120.569 and 120.57,
Florida Statutes, to be represented by counsel or other qualified
representative, to present evidence and argument, to call and
cross-examine witnesses and to have subpoena and subpoena
duces tecum issued on his or her behalf if a hearing is requested.
A request or petition for an administrative hearing must be
in writing and must be received by the Department within 21 days
from the day Respondent received the Administrative Complaint,
pursuant to Rule 28-106,111(2), Florida Administrative Code. If
Respondent fails to request a hearing within 21 days of receipt of
this Administrative Complaint, Respondent waives the right to
request a hearing on the facts alleged in this Administrative
Complaint pursuant to Rule 28-106.111(4), Florida Administrative
Code. Any request for an administrative proceeding to challenge
or contest the material facts or charges contained in the
Administrative Complaint must conform to Rule 28-106.2015(5),
Florida Administrative Code.
Mediation under Section 120.573, Florida Statutes, is not
available to resolve this Administrative Complaint.
NOTICE REGARDING ASSESSMENT OF COSTS
Respondent is placed on notice that Petitioner has incurred
costs related to the investigation and prosecution of this matter.
Pursuant to Section 456.072(4), Florida Statutes, the Board shall
assess costs related to the investigation and prosecution of a
disciplinary matter, which may include attorney hours and costs,
on the Respondent in addition to any other discipline imposed.
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Docket for Case No: 19-005185PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Oct. 21, 2019 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Oct. 21, 2019 |
Joint Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Oct. 07, 2019 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Oct. 07, 2019 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 9, 2019; 9:30 a.m.; Tampa and Tallahassee, FL).
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Oct. 07, 2019 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Oct. 01, 2019 |
Notice of Serving Petitioner's First Request for Admissions, First Set of Interrogatories, and First Request for Production filed.
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Sep. 30, 2019 |
Initial Order.
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Sep. 27, 2019 |
Petition for Hearing Involving Disputed Issues of Material Fact filed.
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Sep. 27, 2019 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Sep. 27, 2019 |
Agency referral filed.
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