Case Name: A. D'A., M.D., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-04-06
Citations: 596 So. 2d 1192
Docket Number: No. 91-1631
Parties: A. D’A., M.D., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.
Judges: SHIVERS, WIGGINTON and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 596
Pages: 1192–1193

Head Matter:
A. D’A., M.D., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.
No. 91-1631.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 6, 1992.
Rehearing Denied May 15, 1992.
Paul Watson Lambert, Tallahassee, and Woodburn S. Wesley, Jr., of Cotton, Wesley, Poche & Gates, Shalimar, for appellant.
W. Douglas White, Asst. Dist. Legal Counsel, Pensacola, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Finding no reversible error, we affirm the final order of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. In affirming, we specifically hold that a physician at a nursing home is a caregiver as defined under section 415.102(4), Florida Statutes (Supp.1986). We further hold that the standard for neglect under section 415.-102(12), Florida Statutes (Supp.1986), as applied to a physician is the failure to provide medical services that a reasonably prudent similar health care provider would deem acceptable and appropriate.
SHIVERS, WIGGINTON and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.