Petitioner’s need for several different therapies, including music and social skills therapy, was insufficient to demonstrate the Katie Beckett level-of-care requirement, because such therapies are not contemplated in the regulatory definition of “skilled nursing services.”
Petitioner, Zam Zam International Foods, Inc., formerly an authorized WIC vendor, was disqualified from Georgia WIC, and its vendor agreement terminated, for redeeming WIC vouchers in amounts exceeding its documented inventory of certain WIC-eligible products. Petitioner also failed to adhere to the Georgia Department of Public Health’s guidelines regarding minimum square footage and production of
Violating WIC rules and regulations results in vendor disqualification. Read More
Petitioner, a classified employee of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), grieved the GBI’s decision to issue a written reprimand for his “lack of good judgment,” relating to the his failure to notify the chain of command about a reported sexual assault. The written reprimand was upheld because it was a non-grievable and, even if it
GBI’s decision to issue written reprimand upheld. Read More
The Office of Inspector General (OIS) sought to administratively disqualify Respondent, a food stamp recipient, for committing two intentional program violations and to recoup an overissuance of $33,693.00 for the period of January 2009 through December 2012. The first allegation is that Respondent committed an intentional program violation by failing to report her LLC’s gross
Petitioner, a personal care home, was fined $601 by the Department of Community Health (DCH) for failing to keep resident files for two of its residents. Petitioner mistakenly believed that residents need not have files if they have lived in the personal care home for fewer than thirty days. There is no such limitation in
Maintenance of resident files necessary for safety. Read More
Petitioner, a child care learning facility, was appropriately fined and subject to a 12-month-transportation restriction after the facility erroneously transported a pre-K student, without parental authorization, to an elementary school in which he was not enrolled. The violation arose as a result of a decision to rely on the children to accurately report the schools
Reckless transportation violation justifies transportation restrictions and fine. Read More
