Beverly Enterprises-Florida, Inc. v. Agency for Health Care Administration

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Beverly Enterprises-Florida, Inc., appeals a final order rendered by the Agency for Health Care Administration that imposed a $4000 fine after finding that Beverly Enterprises violated an administrative rule regarding staffing hours for certified nursing assistants (CNAs). We affirm the determination that a technical staffing violation occurred at the Manhattan Convalescent Center, but reverse the penalty because it exceeds the maximum penalty requested by the Agency in its own administrative complaint.

Beverly Enterprises is licensed to operate the Manhattan Convalescent…