Fernandez v. Department of Health

The Appellant, Manuel Fernandez, appeals the order of the Board of Nursing (“Board”), which revoked his nursing license after Fernandez admitted that he administered medication to a person who was not his patient. The Board had previously revoked Fernandez’s license and we reversed because the order did not comply with the relevant administrative rule and statute, which require articulation of aggravating circumstances before departing upward from a guidelines penalty. Fernandez v. Fla. Dep’t of Health Bd. of Nursing, 82 So.3d 1202 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012) (“Fernandez I”). On remand, the Board…