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The Florida Board of Pharmacy recently published a Notice of Proposed Rule that would impact the pharmacy technician-to-pharmacist ratios set by Rule 64B16-27.410, F.A.C. If approved, the amendment would allow supervising pharmacists to determine the appropriate ratio of technicians to pharmacists. The current technician-to-pharmacist ratio under the rule is generally 1:1, with some exceptions. Under Read more →

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has issued a proposal to establish additional staffing requirements for nursing homes. If approved, the proposal would implement national minimum nurse staffing standards. Nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid would be required to provide residents with Read more →

The Firm successfully assisted an RN with prior nursing license discipline in another state in obtaining a Florida RN license by endorsement. The client previously faced criminal charges in another state a few years prior to her application for licensure as a nurse in Florida. Her out-of-state RN license was suspended on the condition that Read more →

The Firm successfully defended a registered nurse’s license in connection with allegations by the Florida Department of Health that she may have violated the Nurse Practice Act by practicing below the standard of care.  More specifically, a travel nurse on assignment in the State of Florida was falsely accused of improperly discontinuing a PICC line Read more →

In connection with an investigation by the Florida Department of Health (DOH), the Firm successfully defended a plastic surgeon against allegations that the surgeon had committed malpractice and practiced below the standard of care by negligently performing an abdominoplasty on a patient who later reported to the emergency room complaining of pain and blood loss. Read more →