Judge Barnes - Administrative Law Report

Nonprofit lacks standing to challenge EPD’s issuance of discharge permits

Environmental Law

November 29, 2023

An environmental nonprofit challenged the Environmental Protection Division’s (EPD’s) reissuance of three general permits allowing stormwater discharge associated with construction activity. The Court dismissed the case, finding that the nonprofit... Read More

Candidate’s fabrication of contributions and failure to disclose reports lead to $11,000 in civil penalties

Elections

November 27, 2023

Following a hearing, the Court concluded that a candidate for the mayorship of Athens-Clarke County violated the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Act when he failed to file two... Read More

Court weighs several factors before issuing $26,000 in civil penalties to county commission candidate

Elections

November 22, 2023

The State Ethics Commission alleged that an unsuccessful candidate for a Cobb County commissioner seat neglected to submit four campaign contribution disclosure reports, as mandated by Georgia campaign finance laws.... Read More

Court affirms license revocation for physician who improperly operated pain management clinic

Professional Licensing

November 13, 2023

The Court sided with the Georgia Composite Medical Board’s decision to revoke a physician’s medical license after he advertised and operated his facility as a “pain management clinic” without a... Read More

Despite claims of self-defense, paramedic’s license is revoked following fatal shooting

Professional Licensing

September 18, 2023

This case involved the Department of Public Health’s effort to revoke a paramedic’s license after she shot and killed her roommate’s estranged husband. At the time of the administrative hearing,... Read More

Cease-and-desist order issued against unlicensed private security guard and his security agency

Professional Licensing

August 23, 2023

In this case, the Board of Private Detectives and Security Agencies sought a cease-and-desist order to enjoin an individual from practicing private security without a valid Georgia license. The licensing... Read More

Contractor license denied because applicant could not provide evidence of prior project experience

Professional Licensing

August 15, 2023

A contractor appealed the denial of his application for a residential-light commercial qualifying agent license. The licensing board’s reasoning for the denial was the contractor’s failure to list two projects... Read More

Hospital’s failure to properly code patient’s diagnosis results in $5,494 Medicaid overpayment

Health Law

July 24, 2023

A rural hospital incorrectly coded a patient’s diagnosis and treatment plan when making a Medicaid claim, which the Department of Community Health (DCH) alleged resulted in an overpayment of $5,494.83.... Read More

Medical license sanctioned in response to previous consent order in another state

Professional Licensing

June 20, 2023

A physician appealed the proposed revocation of his Georgia medical license, claiming that he had been wrongly accused of excessively prescribing controlled substances when practicing in Alabama. The Court concluded... Read More

Court cites absence of physician-patient relationship in rejecting Board’s attempt to sanction license

Professional Licensing

May 12, 2023

Although the Georgia Composite Medical Board sought to sanction a pediatrician’s medical license, the Court reversed this attempt in part because there was no evidence that a physician-patient relationship had... Read More

Insufficient evidence of inappropriate conduct by neurologist leads to reversal of sanctions

Professional Licensing

May 5, 2023

The Georgia Composite Medical Board sought to impose sanctions against a neurologist accused of inappropriate conduct by two female patients. At the time of the alleged conduct, the neurologist was... Read More