Petitioner’s licensed family day care home was subject to emergency closure for twenty-one days following the death of an infant in her care to allow the Department of Early Care and Learning to investigate the cause of death in light of the related rule violations.
Emergency closure of family day care home following infant’s death. Read More
A store was disqualified from participating in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program for three years as a result of multiple violations of WIC rules, including redeeming food for an amount exceeding the purchase price and for permitting purchases of non-WIC eligible items with program vouchers.
Store disqualified from participation in WIC for multiple program violations. Read More
The Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources correctly granted Green Energy Partners an air quality permit that authorizes it to build an 11.5 Megawatt biomass fuel electric generating facility. Citizens for a Healthy and Safe Environment challenged the issuance on four grounds addressable in an administrative proceeding. Summary determination was
Air quality permit complies with the federal Clean Air Act and Georgia Air Quality Act. Read More
The Georgia Real Estate Appraiser’s Board appropriately denied Petitioner’s State Registered Appraiser Application for (1) failing to disclose misdemeanors in response to criminal history questions on prior applications, and (2) sanctions by other occupational licensing bodies.
Appraiser application denied for submission of false information. Read More
The Department of Community Health (DCH) recouped overpayments made to a dentist under the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids programs where payments were for services that were inadequate to correct patients’ dental problems, were unsupported by radiographic documentation, and were for behavior management of an over-age child. DCH was permitted to use a statistically valid
Statistical extrapolation valid method of determining overpayments. Read More
A pre-trial diversion program does not constitute a “conviction” within the meaning of the Code of Ethics for Educators. Because Petitioner was convicted of only one misdemeanor possession of marijuana, and not two, and because of the circumstances surrounding his commission of the offense, Petitioner’s educator’s license was suspended for ninety days and was not
Educator’s license suspended, not revoked, following a charge of drug possession. Read More
