00-004714PL Department Of Health, Board Of Medicine vs. Owen R. Hunt, Jr., M.D.
 Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Wednesday, October 3, 2001.


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Summary: Department alleged that doctor failed to practice medicine with the care and skill of a reasonably prudent physician. Recommend final order be entered dismissing with prejudice the complaint against Respondent.

1STATE OF FLORIDA

4DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

8DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, )

12BOARD OF MEDICINE, )

16)

17Petitioner, )

19)

20vs. ) Case No. 00-4714PL

25)

26OWEN R. HUNT, JR., M.D., )

32)

33Respondent. )

35)

36RECOMMENDED ORDER

38Notice was provided, and a formal hearing was held on

48March 14, 2001, and August 15 and 16, 2001, in Deland, Florida,

60and conducted by Harry L. Hooper, Administrative Law Judge, with

70the Division of Administrative Hearings.

75APPEARANCES

76For Petitioner : Bruce A. Campbell, Esquire

83Agency for Health Care Administration

88Post Office Box 14229

92Mail Stop 39-A

95Tallahassee, Florida 32317-4229

98For Respondent : Carol A. Lanfri Esquire

105FPIC Insurance Group, Inc.

1091000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 800

114Jacksonville, Florida 32204

117STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE

121Whether disciplinary action should be taken against

128Respondent's license.

130PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

132Petitioner, Department of Health (Department), filed an

139Administrative Complaint before the Board of Medicine against

147Owen R. Hunt, Jr., M.D. (Dr. Hunt), on October 24, 2000. On

159November 3, 2000, Dr. Hunt disputed the allegations of fact

169contained in the complaint and requested a formal hearing. On

179November 20, 2000, the matter was filed with the Division of

190Administrative Hearings. A hearing was set for March 14, 2001.

200Petitioner, on February 19, 2001, filed a Notice of

209Scrivener's Error seeking to amend the pleadings with regard to

219the times certain events were alleged to have occurred.

228Respondent objected to the requested changes. By Order dated

237March 6, 2001, the alleged scrivener's errors were

245recharacterized as amendments to the pleadings and were allowed

254despite the objection.

257At the hearing, Petitioner attempted to admit hospital

265records into evidence. The hospital records were indispensable

273to Petitioner's case. Respondent objected to the admission of

282the records on the grounds of hearsay. Petitioner was unable to

293lay a proper foundation for the admissibility of the emergency

303records and the matter was, therefore, not received into

312evidence. Petitioner thereafter rested.

316The next day, March 15, 2001, Petitioner moved to reopen

326the proceedings. This motion was opposed by Respondent. By

335Order dated March 23, 2001, Petitioner's motion was granted.

344The case was set for final hearing on June 12, 2001.

355On April 25, 2001, a Petition for Review of a Non-Final

366Order of the Division of Administrative Hearings was filed by

376Respondent with the First District Court of Appeal. On May 11,

3872001, subsequent to Respondent's Motion for Abeyance, the case

396was placed in an inactive status. On June 7, 2001, the First

408District Court of Appeal dismissed the interlocutory appeal and

417issued its mandate. The case was subsequently set for hearing

427by a Third Notice of Hearing and was heard on August 15 and 16,

4412001, in Deland, Florida.

445Petitioner offered seven and had admitted six items of

454documentary evidence. Petitioner presented the testimony of

461Heidi M. Haeseker, an investigator supervisor with the Agency

470for Health Care Administration, Debra Bradfield, records

477custodian for Florida Hospital Deland, and Mark J. Slepin, M.D.

487Respondent offered and had admitted two items of evidence.

496Respondent called Susan Griffis, M.D., who testified by video

505deposition; Don Hilbun, a registered nurse at Florida Hospital

514Deland; and Jay Edelberg, M.D.

519Transcripts of the hearing were filed with the Division of

529Administrative Hearings on April 1, 2001, and September 13,

5382001. Proposed Recommended Orders were timely filed by both

547parties and were considered in the preparation of this

556Recommended Order.

558FINDINGS OF FACT

5611. Dr. Hunt is and has been at all times material,

572licensed by the Florida Board of Medicine. His license number

582is ME 001081.

5852. The Department of Health is charged with regulating the

595practice of medicine.

5983. The Department of Health may contract with the Agency

608for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to provide investigative

616and prosecutorial services required by the Division of Medical

625Quality Assurance, councils, or boards, as appropriate. In this

634case, ACHA provided those services to the Department of Health.

6444. The Board of Medicine is an administrative body

653statutorily situated under the Division of Medical Quality

661Assurance.

6625. On the evening of June 28, 1999, Dr. Hunt was on duty

675in the emergency room of the Memorial Hospital-West Volusia.

6846. Memorial Hospital-West Volusia subsequently became

690known as Florida Hospital Deland (Hospital Deland).

6977. At 9:35 p.m., on June 28, 1999, Patient V.V., a

70822-month-old female, was brought by her father to the emergency

718room of Hospital Deland with a complaint of fever and shortness

729of breath. It was reported to emergency room personnel that

739V.V. had experienced shortness of breath for many hours before

749she was brought to the emergency room.

7568. V.V. was born on August 29, 1997. V.V. had a history

768of multiple congenital deformities including panhypopituitarism

774and a severe cleft lip and palate, among other medical problems.

785V.V. had visited Hospital Deland at least 68 times previous to

796her visit of June 28, 1999.

8029. Panhypopituitarism means that the part of the brain

811that regulates all of the glands and hormones that the body

822requires to function, is not functioning. This gives rise to a

833host of problems, including hypothyroidism, retarded growth, and

841holoprosencephaly. This latter term means that the brain does

850not progress or develop much beyond the fetal stage. V.V. also

861experienced seizures and sodium imbalances which would range

869from very high to very low.

87510. V.V. was described by her Board-certified

882pediatrician, Dr. Susan Griffis, as being very difficult to

891manage medically. Dr. Griffis described V.V. as being basically

900in a vegetative state. She noted that V.V.'s deformities were

910not compatible with long-term existence. V.V.'s prognosis at

918birth was a life span of two years. By June 28, 1999, she had

932attained the age of 22 months.

93811. At 9:35 p.m., Nurse Hilbun noted a respiration of 60

949and determined, through the use of a pulse oximeter, that V.V.'s

960concentration of oxygen was 60 percent.

96612. V.V. was placed on 100 percent oxygen along with an

977aerosol medicine through the application of a nonrebreather

985mask. V.V.'s skin was dry and pink which indicated that she was

997getting sufficient oxygen.

100013. Dr. Hunt, on June 28, 1999, first saw V.V. at

101110:00 p.m. He conducted a physical examination which revealed,

1020among other things, that the child had shortness of breath and a

1032temperature of 101.8 degrees. The child was diagnosed with

1041bilateral pneumonia.

104314. At 10:16 p.m., Dr. Hunt ordered diagnostic studies

1052including a chest X-ray and laboratory studies, which include an

1062RSV test for virus, and a complete blood count (CBC). The CBC

1074could not be obtained because blood could not be drawn. Blood

1085could not be drawn because V.V.'s veins were very small and

1096because of scarring from numerous previous extractions of blood.

110515. Dr. Hunt attempted to contact Dr. Griffis, V.V.'s

1114pediatrician, for advice on a course of treatment but was unable

1125to reach her. Dr. Hunt then contacted Dr. Reinertsen, the

1135pediatrician on call who advised Dr. Hunt to intubate the

1145patient and transfer her to Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando.

1155It cannot be determined from the record exactly when this

1165telephone call transpired. Dr. Reinertsen did not come to the

1175emergency room.

117716. Arnold Palmer Hospital had an intensive care

1185pediatrics unit. No intensive care pediatrics unit was

1193available at Hospital Deland. Dr. Hunt did not transfer the

1203child because he determined that V.V. was not stable to the

1214point where she would survive the trip. He also did not follow

1226Dr. Reinertsen's advice to immediately intubate the child, nor

1235was he required to follow his advice.

124217. At 9:35 p.m., V.V.'s oxygen saturation was 60 percent

1252and she had a heart rate of 160. At 9:45 p.m., she had an

1266oxygen saturation of 85 percent. At 11:00 p.m., V.V's oxygen

1276saturation was 98 percent and her temperature had improved to

1286100.6 degrees. At 11:40 p.m., respiration had improved to 52

1296and her heart rate was down to 140. At 1:40 a.m., June 29,

13091999, respiration was 52, her heart rate was 142 and oxygen

1320saturation was 95 percent. At 2:30 a.m., respiration was 52 and

1331her heart rate was 142. At 3:00 a.m., respiration was 60, her

1343heart rate was 146 and oxygen saturation was 95 percent.

135318. During this period, from 9:35 p.m. until immediately

1362before 3:00 a.m. on June 29, 1999, V.V. was not sufficiently

1373stable for transfer but her condition was not deteriorating.

138219. At approximately 4:00 a.m., V.V.'s condition took a

1391dramatic turn for the worse. The child began to have difficulty

1402breathing and was experiencing apnea.

140720. When the child's condition began to deteriorate ,

1415Dr. Hunt asked for and received permission from V.V.'s parents

1425to intubate V.V.

142821. Although V.V. had been placed on oxygen shortly after

1438arrival, an oxygen mask will only put oxygen into the lungs. It

1450will not facilitate exhalation. Intubation, if successful,

1457provides a clear passage to the lungs and facilitates both

1467inhalation and exhalation.

147022. Dr. Hunt was unsuccessful in intubating V.V. An

1479anesthesiologist was called in and eventually succeeded in

1487intubating V.V. Nevertheless, V.V. continued to rapidly

1494deteriorate, and suffered cardiac and respiratory arrest at

1502approximately 5:00 a.m. Unsuccessful efforts were made to

1510defillibrate V.V. with electric paddles at 5:12 a.m., 5:13 a.m.,

1520and 5:14 a.m., but the child could not be resuscitated.

153023. Intubating any baby is a difficult and dangerous task.

1540Intubating a baby with the deformities that characterized V.V.

1549is particularly dangerous because the tube could easily

1557penetrate the brain instead of going down the back of the throat

1569as it should.

157224. V.V. had been hospitalized at Shands Hospital for a

1582repair of her cleft palate and cleft lip when she was

1593approximately 18 months of age. Shands is a well-known research

1603hospital with a superb reputation. Before the repair could be

1613accomplished, it was necessary to intubate V.V. and the surgeons

1623at Shands were unable to do it. Dr. Hunt was aware of this.

1636Because of these factors, Dr. Hunt was reluctant to

1645intubate V.V.

1647The testimony of the State's Expert

165325. Mark Slepin, M.D., testified as an expert witness in

1663the area of the delivery of emergency medical care. He is the

1675chief operating officer and chief compliance officer for ECS

1684Holdings. ECS Holdings is a company which provides quality

1693assurance services, among other things, to hospitals throughout

1701Florida and to hospitals in many other states. Dr. Slepin

1711served a residency in emergency medicine at the University

1720Hospital, Jacksonville.

172226. Dr. Slepin practiced emergency medicine for ten years

1731at hospitals in the southeastern Virginia area. He practiced at

1741St. Mary's and Good Samaritan Hospitals in West Palm Beach, and

1752at hospitals in Milton and Sarasota, prior to joining ECS. He

1763is Board-certified in emergency medicine. He was accepted as an

1773expert in the practice of emergency medicine.

178027. Dr. Slepin reviewed V.V.'s hospital records and

1788statements made by Dr. Hunt. He opined that Dr. Hunt, for the

1800most part, practiced within the standard of care that is

1810expected of a reasonably prudent emergency physician with regard

1819to his evaluation of the patient, his work-up of the patient,

1830and his initial management of the patient in the early stages of

1842the patient's course in the emergency room.

184928. Dr. Slepin thereafter opined that the plan of care was

1860not a plan that a reasonably prudent emergency physician would

1870take. There was no written "do not resuscitate" order. He

1880opined that under those circumstances Dr. Hunt should have

1889either admitted V.V. into the hospital or transferred her to a

1900hospital with appropriate resources. Moreover, Dr. Hunt failed

1908to provide appropriate airway management, in his opinion. He

1917opined that Dr. Hunt left the patient in limbo for five hours

1929and, therefore, the patient eventually succumbed because there

1937was no definitive airway intervention in a patient who needed

1947airway intervention.

194929. Dr. Slepin opined that the medical records adequately

1958documented the patient's response to therapy and progress,

1966except that there should have been additional physician's notes

1975regarding the patient's progress filed between the initial

1983evaluation and the eventual demise.

1988The testimony of the Respondent's Experts

199430. Donald Hilbun, Jr., is a registered nurse who has a

2005bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of

2015South Alabama. He was a medic in the military for three years

2027and practiced in the labor and delivery unit of a military

2038medical facility in Alaska where he delivered health care to

2048babies. He is certified by the American Heart Association in

2058advanced cardiac life support.

206231. Nurse Hilbun had worked at the Hospital Deland for one

2073year on June 28, 1999. He was accepted as an expert on the

2086practice of nursing.

208932. Nurse Hilbun prepared nurses notes for V.V., which

2098were part of the overall medical record of V.V.'s care.

210833. It is Nurse Hilbun's opinion that V.V. was never

2118stable enough to permit a successful transfer to the Arnold

2128Palmer Hospital. He does not believe Dr. Hunt withheld

2137appropriate treatment.

213934. Jay Edelberg, M.D., is a Board-certified emergency

2147room physician. He has a degree in dentistry and received his

2158medical degree in 1975. He did a surgical internship for one

2169year at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, and did

2179an emergency medicine residency from 1976 to 1978 at what is now

2191called Shands of Jacksonville. He is currently in private

2200practice. He also works in the emergency room of Flagler

2210Hospital which is similar in size to Hospital Deland.

221935. Dr. Edelberg has had a contract with the AHCA for the

2231last seven or eight years. The contract provides that he is to

2243review cases relating to emergency room physicians. He gives

2252written opinions, when asked, to the probable cause panel of the

2263Board of Medicine. He was accepted as an expert in the field of

2276emergency room medicine.

227936. Dr. Edelberg reviewed V.V.'s hospital records. He

2287opined that when treating a patient who is having shortness of

2298breath, intubation is done only as a last resort. He opined

2309that Dr. Hunt's decision to intubate V.V. at the time he did was

2322the correct decision and that it would have been a mistake to

2334have done it earlier.

233837. Dr. Edelberg opined that the events of the evening of

2349July 28, 1999, and the morning of July 29, 1999, were adequately

2361documented by Dr. Hunt.

236538. Dr. Edelberg pointed out that Dr. Reinertsen was

2374on-call for Dr. Griffis, V.V.'s pediatrician. He was not on-

2384call for the emergency room. He also pointed out that when

2395someone like Dr. Reinertsen is consulted, unless that person

2404comes in and takes over the case, it is the emergency room

2416physician who must ultimately make all of the decisions with

2426regard to care.

242939. Dr. Edelberg stated that it was his opinion, within a

2440reasonable degree of medical certainty, that the care provided

2449to V.V. met the required standard of care.

2457Conclusion

245840. On the whole, the expert testimony of Dr. Edelburg and

2469Nurse Hilbun, was more persuasive than that of Dr. Slepin.

2479CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

248241. The Division of Administrative Hearings has

2489jurisdiction in accordance with Section 120.57, Florida

2496Statutes, and Section 456.073(5), Florida Statutes.

250242. The party seeking to prove the affirmative of an issue

2513has the burden of proof. Florida Department of Transportation

2522v. J.W.C. Company, Inc. , 396 So. 2d 778 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981) and

2535Balino v. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services , 348

2544So. 2d 349 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). Therefore, the burden of proof

2556is on Petitioner.

255943. Because this case is penal in nature, the material

2569allegations set forth in the Administrative Complaint must be

2578proven by clear and convincing evidence. Department of Banking

2587and Finance v. Osborne Stern and Company, Inc. , 670 So. 2d 932

2599(Fla. 1996); and Ferris v. Turlington , 510 So. 2d 292 (Fla.

26101987).

261144. The Board of Medicine is empowered to revoke, suspend,

2621or otherwise discipline the license of a physician for a

2631violation of Section 458.331(1), Florida Statutes.

263745. Section 458.331(1)(t), Florida Statutes, requires that

2644a physician licensed by Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, "practice

2653medicine with that level of care, skill, and treatment which is

2664recognized by a reasonably prudent similar physician as being

2673acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances."

267946. Section 458.331(1)(m), Florida Statutes, provides that

2686a physician licensed by Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, must keep

2696medical records which justify a course of treatment,

" 2704including, but not limited to, patient histories; examination

2712results; test results; records of drugs prescribed, dispensed,

2720or administered; and reports of consultations and

2727hospitalization."

272847. Rule 64B8-9.003(2), Florida Administrative Code,

2734requires that medical records contain, "sufficient detail to

2742clearly demonstrate why the course of treatment was undertaken

2751or why an apparently indicated course of treatment was not

2761undertaken."

276248. Rule 64B8-9.003(3), Florida Administrative Code,

2768requires that the medical record "shall contain sufficient

2776information to identify the patient, support the diagnosis,

2784justify the treatment and document the course and results of

2794treatment accurately, by including, at a minimum, patient

2802histories; examination results; test results; records of drugs

2810prescribed, dispensed, or administered; reports of consultations

2817and hospitalizations; and copies of records or reports or other

2827documentation obtained from other health care practitioners at

2835the request of the physician and relied upon by the physician in

2847determining the appropriate treatment of the patient."

285449. Patient records must contain a sufficient amount of

2863information so that "neutral third parties can observe what

2872transpired during the course of treatment of a patient."

2881Robertson v. Dept. of Professional Regulation, Board of

2889Medicine , 574 So. 2d 153, 156 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).

289950. The evidence in the case failed to establish by clear

2910and convincing evidence that Dr. Hunt failed to "practice

2919medicine with that level of care and treatment which is

2929recognized by a reasonably prudent similar physician as being

2938acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances."

294451. The evidence in the case failed to establish by clear

2955and convincing evidence that Dr. Hunt failed to prepare adequate

2965medical records.

2967RECOMMENDATION

2968Based upon the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law ,

2978it is

2980RECOMMENDED

2981That a final order be entered dismissing with prejudice the

2991complaint filed against Dr. Hunt.

2996DONE AND ENTERED this 3rd day of October, 2001, in

3006Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.

3010___________________________________

3011HARRY L. HOOPER

3014Administrative Law Judge

3017Division of Administrative Hearings

3021The DeSoto Building

30241230 Apalachee Parkway

3027Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060

3030(850) 488- 9675 SUNCOM 278-9675

3035Fax Filing (850) 921-6847

3039www.doah.state.fl.us

3040Filed with the Clerk of the

3046Division of Administrative Hearings

3050this 3rd day of October, 2001.

3056COPIES FURNISHED :

3059Tanya Williams, Executive Director

3063Board of Medicine

3066Department of Health

30694052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A02

3075Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1701

3078William W. Large, General Counsel

3083Department of Health

30864052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A02

3092Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1701

3095Theodore M. Henderson, Agency Clerk

3100Department of Health

31034052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A02

3109Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1701

3112Bruce A. Campbell, Esquire

3116Agency for Health Care Administration

3121Post Office Box 14229

3125Mail Stop 39-A

3128Tallahassee, Florida 32317-4229

3131Carol A. Lanfri, Esquire

3135FPIC Insurance Group, Inc.

31391000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 800

3144Jacksonville, Florida 32204

3147Mason H. Grower, Esquire

3151Grower, Ketcham et. al

3155Post Office Box 538065

3159Orlando, Florida 32853-8065

3162NOTICE OF RIGHT TO SUBMIT EXCEPTIONS

3168All parties have the right to submit written exceptions within

317815 days from the date of this Recommended Order. Any exceptions

3189to this Recommended Order should be filed with the agency that

3200will issue the Final Order in this case.

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Case Information

Judge:
HARRY L. HOOPER
Date Filed:
11/20/2000
Date Assignment:
03/12/2001
Last Docket Entry:
01/04/2002
Location:
Deland, Florida
District:
Northern
Agency:
ADOPTED IN TOTO
Suffix:
PL
 

Counsels

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