Judge Barnes - Administrative Law Report

ELECTION 2022: Scope of administrative hearing limited to whether Public Service Commission candidate met statutory and constitutional requirements for office

Elections

May 20, 2022

Patty Durand, a candidate for the District 2 seat in the Public Service Commission, faced a challenge to her candidacy on the grounds that she did not meet the residency... Read More

ELECTION 2022: Residency requirement does not apply to candidate seeking to fill unexpired term for Georgia Public Service Commission seat

Elections

May 19, 2022

This case involved a challenge to the candidacy of Shelia Edwards for the District 3 seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission. The Court concluded Ms. Edwards did qualify as... Read More

Paramedic’s license revoked for performing unauthorized procedures

Professional Licensing

May 26, 2021

In affirming the Department of Public Health’s decision to revoke a paramedic’s EMS license, Judge Barnes concluded the paramedic had performed two procedures on patients—specifically, a surgical cricothyrotomy and a... Read More

Medicaid Reimbursement Calculation

Health Law

December 22, 2019

Where five nursing facilities reduced their licensed bed capacities, creating semi-private rooms and increasing the square footage per bed, the agency was directed to recalculate the property component of the... Read More