Final Order No. - i03? -MQA FILE - - 0 ?2 STATE OF FLORIDA .. .Depl'tyff??flf?l DEPARTMENT or HEALTH In Re: Emergency Suspension of the License of Selwyn Carrington, M.D. License No. ME 49240 Case Number: 2011-05329 ORDER QF EMERGENCY QF LICENSE John H. MD, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health, ORDERS the emergency suspension of the license of Selwyn Carrington, M.D. (Dr. Carrington) to practice as a medical doctor in the State of Florida. Dr. Carrington holds license number ME 49240. His address of record is 2000 NW. 89th Place, Miami, Florida 33172. The following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law support the emergency suspension of Dr. Carrington?s license to practice as a medical doctor. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Department of Health (Department) is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of medicine pursuant to Chapters 20, 456 and 458, Florida Statutes. Section Florida Statutes (2011), authorizes the State Surgeon General to summarily suspend Dr. Carrington?s license to practice as a medical doctor. 2. At all times material to this Order, Dr. Carrington was licensed to practice as a medical doctor in the State of Florida pursuant to Chapter 458, Florida Statutes. 3. On or about April 6, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in case number Dr. Carrington pleaded guilty to one (1) Count of Aiding and Abetting the Unlawful use of a DEA registration number in the course of distribution and dispensing of a controlled substance namely oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 843(a)(2). 4. Section Florida Statutes (2011), provides that the Department shall issue an emergency order suspending the license of any person licensed under Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, who is found guilty of a felony under Title 21, United States Code, Sections 801-970. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact, the State Surgeon General concludes as follows: 1. The Department of Health has jurisdiction pursuant to Sections 20.43, and Florida Statutes (2011), and Chapter 458, Florida Statutes. 2. The Department is mandated to summarily suspend Dr. Carrington?s license to practice as a medical doctor in accordance with Section Florida Statutes (2011). WHEREFORE, in accordance with Section Florida Statues (2011), it is ORDERED THAT: 1. The license of Selwyn Carrington, M.D., license number ME 49240, is immediately suspended. 2. A proceeding seeking formal suspension or discipline of the license of Selwyn Carrington, MD. to practice as a medical doctor will be instituted and acted upon in compliance with Section 120.569, Florida Statutes (2011). In Re: Emergency Suspension of the License of Selwyn Carrington, MB. License No. ME 49240 Case Number 2011-05329 Folder\Drafts\Carrington, MD corrected ESO.doc DONE and ORDERED this 4" day ofJuly, 2012 . State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health PREPARED BY: Yolonda Y. Green Assistant General Counsel DOH Prosecution Services Unit 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-65 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3265 Florida Bar Number 0738115 (850) 245 - 4640 Telephone (850) 245 - 4681 Facsimile In Re: Emergency Suspension of the License of Selwyn Carrington, M.D. License No. ME 49240 Case Number 2011-05329 MD corrected ESO.doc NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW Pursuant to Section 120.68, Florida Statutes, this Order shall be judicially reviewable. Review proceedings are governed by the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. Such proceedings are commenced by ?ling one copy of a Petition for Review, in accordance with Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.100, with the Department of Health and a second copy of the petition accompanied by a ?ling fee prescribed by law with the District Court of Appeal within thirty (30) days of the date this Order is ?led. In Re: Emergency Suspension of the License of Selwyn Carrington, MB. License No. ME 49240 Case Number 2011?05329 Folder\Draf?ts\Carrington, MD corrected ESO.doc