Department of Revenue

[RNDad]

I am an unemployed Registered Nurse in Orange County FL. Ex applied for medicaid for son and now CSE-DOR is looking to suspend my RN license. They sent me a Notice of Non Compliance per florida statute 409.2598 which says I need to file a petition to contest my action per certain criteria, 15 days later we need a hearing, 10 days later order to be issued. Am getting run around from Clerk, CSE, and DOR who seem to not have any idea on the procedures for the possible suspension of a professional license.

After some research of my own, I prepared a PETITION TO MODIFY and PETITION TO CONTEST SUSPENSION together to file. Today, many clerks at Clerk of Court said I ned to file a Motion and that my petition is useless. But the form from DOR and even a google sear of the statute says its a PETITION that needs to be filed not a Motion.

1. Am I correct on the Petition or is it a Motion?
2. Also, once filed and a copy is sent to CSE-DOR--who sets the hearing, me? Or does filing it trigger them?
3. Was told that hiring an attorney for this issue looks bad because if i have the money for a lawyer i should have the money for support--is this really the view they take? Wil hiring an attorney affect me negatively on the outcome?

[Attorney Howard Iken]

If there is a current court case you can file a Motion under that case number. If there is no court case, and this is an administrative DOR action, you must file a Petition.

There is a lot at stake here. I do not recommend a do-it-yourself action. You need an attorney to read your existing documents.

Attorney Howard Iken