Cocores v. State Department of Health

By order of April 3, 2013, we denied the petitioner’s motion to stay the administrative order before this court for review. We now write to explain our reasoning.

The Florida Department of Health suspended this petitioner’s medical license on an emergency basis. The suspension followed a lengthy investigation into the petitioner’s practice by the Palm Beach Sheriffs Office (PBSO). The investigation involved the petitioner’s treatment of a patient who was, unbeknownst to him, an undercover PBSO officer. According to the administrative suspension order, the petitioner prescribed various…