Midtown Medical, LLC v. Department of Health & Hospitals

|2The plaintiff, Midtown Medical, LLC (Midtown), an outpatient abortion facility, appeals a trial court judgment that affirmed an administrative law decision finding that the defendant, Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), lawfully imposed two separate $600.00 fines against Midtown, and that the bases for imposing those fines (alleged violations of the applicable Louisiana Administrative Code regulation) were proper. Because we find that DHH was without authority to levy fines against Midtown, we reverse the judgment of the trial court, reverse the findings and *851order of the…