Department of Health, Board of Physical Therapy Practice v. Cralle

Appellant challenges a final order of the Department of Administrative Hearings granting appellee’s motion for attorney’s fees and costs. We determine that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) improperly granted fees pursuant to section 57.111, Florida Statutes, and reverse.

The appellee, Raymond H. Cralle, was a licensed physical therapist in the State of Florida when a complaint was filed against him by H.M., a woman who had worked for Cralle as a physical therapist technician. The complainant stated that she was required to write Mr. Cralle’s SOAP notes in violation of statutes and rules…