DeSantis Yanks Large Number of Appointments Made by Former Governor, Several on Board of Nursing
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
On February 22, 2019, Florida’s new Governor, Rick DeSantis retracted 169 appointments that the former governor made before leaving office. Several of these were appointments that had been made to the Florida Board of Nursing. This is not the first time he has called back last-minute decisions made by his predecessor. In January 2019, he retracted 46 of Scott’s “lame duck appointments.”
The new governor has now pulled a total of 215 of Scott’s prior appointments to various boards and committees.
Here’s a List of the Appointments Made by Scott That Governor DeSantis Pulled for the Professional Boards Under the Department of Health (DOH):
Heather Baumwald, Board of Nursing
Jennifer Raymond, Board of Nursing
Mary Julie Talmadge, Board of Nursing
Steve Moreau, […]