December 2013

OSAH NEWS, October-November 2013

Court News

OSAH Legal Assistants attend Administrative Professionals Conference. Legal Assistants Jenna Judy, Hazel Jackson, Kevin Westray, Victoria Hightower Legal Assistants Jenna Judy, Virginia Ramsey, Hazel Jackson, Kevin Westray, Victoria Hightower, Valerie Ruff, Gloria McDonald In October 2013, OSAH’s Legal Assistants Valerie Ruff, Hazel Jackson, Kevin Westray, Gloria McDonald, Victoria Hightower, Virginia Ramsey, and Jenna Judy attended […]

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Facility disqualified from the Child and Adult Care Food Program after child left on bus.

Early Care & Learning

The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) correctly disqulified Hope For Kids Academy, LLC from participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) after a child was left on a bus.  The   improper use of a checklist to account for the children it dropped off at elementary school posed an imment threat

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Worsening of medical condition warrants increase in GAPP nursing hours.

Health Law

The State was not permitted to deny a medically necessary increase in the number of skilled nursing hours Petitioner receives under the Georgia Pediatric Program (GAPP). Petitioner needs daily monitoring by a skilled nurse or trained caregiver to assist with deep suctioning, breathing, monitoring, and administering narcotic medication.  Three of Petitioner’s doctors prescribed 112 hours of skilled nursing

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State must provide respite care where needed and must consider caregiver fatigue.

Health Law

Forty hours of skilled nursing services under the Georgia Pediatric Program (GAPP) was found insufficient in amount, duration, and scope to reasonably achieve the purpose of correcting or ameliorating Petitioner’s condition.  Judge Miller rejected both the conclusion of the Department of Community Health (DCH) that respite care is not permitted under GAPP and its proposal

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Revocation of teaching certificate for felony theft-by-taking conviction.

Educators

The Professional Standards Commission (PSC) revoked Petitioner’s teaching certificate after he failed to report a felony theft-by-taking conviction.  The revocation was justified, especially in light of Petitioner’s lack of remorse, by the violation of four Commission rules related to (1) criminal acts, (2) dishonesty, (3) the requirement to report criminal acts, and (4) unprofessional conduct.

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Negligence, insubordination, and misconduct warrant dismissal of corrections officer in penal setting.

Employment

Dismissal of a Department of Corrections (DOC) officer for negligence in performing duties, insubordination, and misconduct was affirmed. Dismissal was justified as an appropriate sanction after the corrections officer (1) failed to maintain accountability roster of inmates in her unit, in compliance with DOC’s Standard Operating Procedures; (2) failed to submit a written statement explaining

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