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Florida Dept. Of Health Files Administrative Complaint Against Escambia EMS, Imposes Fine Of $1,000 Per Day
March 10, 2020
The Florida Department of Health has filed an administrative complaint against Escambia County Public Safety and has imposed a fine of $1,000 per day until problems are resolved.
In 2018, Escambia EMS issued several recertification cards to instructors who had not met the requirements for recertification, including certifications for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS) and Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS), and Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS).
The Department of Health found Escambia EMS allowed the instructors to teach courses without verifying the validity of the instructor certifications.
“The Administrative Complaint is relevant only to the County’s self-reporting of issues related to our training and not to any of the complaints made against individual employees,” Escambia County Attorney Alison Rogers said in a statement. “In regards to the Administrative Complaint, the County has 21 days to request a hearing, and we intend to do just that. Concurrently, it is our intent to demonstrate to FDOH that we have mitigated and addressed all of the discovered shortfalls, including the replacement of staff, retraining and recertification of staff members and new leadership in the relevant division.”
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2 Responses to “Florida Dept. Of Health Files Administrative Complaint Against Escambia EMS, Imposes Fine Of $1,000 Per Day”
It is sad, I pretty well know who the guilty parties are even before they disclose who they are. There was a club there, that wanted to make up the rules as they went. Glad to no longer be associated with that organization.
“The Administrative Complaint is relevant only to the County’s self-reporting of issues related to our training and not to any of the complaints made against individual employees,” Escambia County Attorney Alison Rogers said in a statement.
I think what she is saying is that the county self reported only after getting caught with their hands in the cookie jar. I will tell ya that the EMS personnel we have are well trained and supervised now then before the new medical director took over. That fact that some of our commissioners can not see this. I think they expected her to set back and collect a paycheck and not actually do her job.