The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) launched an investigation into one of its employees in response to a report that the employee frequented a pool hall during work hours using his state-issued vehicle. Using a GPS tracking device, the GDOT determined that the employee used the government vehicle to run personal errands, and that he
DOT employee dismissed for making personal use of government vehicle. Read More
A certified nurse aide was fired from a nursing facility after her boyfriend reported to the facility that she had provided him with an anti-anxiety drug that had been prescribed to one of the nursing facility’s residents. The boyfriend subsequently returned the resident’s medication to the facility. The boyfriend later recanted, and claimed that he
Nurse aide misappropriated resident’s anti-anxiety medication for her boyfriend. Read More
A principal of an elementary school in the Atlanta Public School system was accused of violating the Code of Ethics for Educators by allegedly instructing faculty to point out correct answers to students during administration of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test. However, the Court found that the allegations against the principal were unfounded because the testimony
State failed to prove that principal directed faculty to assist students during CRCT. Read More
The Department of Community Health sought to fine the owners of an informal “halfway house” $104,000 for allegedly operating an unlicensed personal care home. However, the “assistance” provided by the owners – storing the residents’ medications in a personal vault and taking them out of the vault twice a day for the residents to self-administer
Storing residents’ medications does not constitute operation of personal care home. Read More
Petitioner performed faulty repairs on an on-site sewage management system. Specifically, he unnecessarily installed cleanout pipes in the system’s drainfield, treated the system with harsh chemicals, and failed to apply glue to pipe components, causing damage to the septic system. Petitioner also failed to apply for a permit to perform the work or request a
Septic tank contractor decertified for faulty repairs, questionable business practices. Read More
The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) denied Petitioner Medicaid benefits for covered services provided to her during the month she applied, citing its updated policy of no longer approving reimbursement for “intervening months”, i.e., the period between submission and approval of the Medicaid application. According to DFCS’ updated policy, an individual was entitled
