ALEXIS B. LAWLER, RN
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-05-20
No. 2026-0473
Rowe, J., Winokur, J., M.K. Thomas, J.
2026 FL 5927 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

An emergency suspension of a nursing license may be partially set aside to permit practice in administrative roles that do not involve patient contact.


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[1] An emergency suspension of a professional license may be partially modified to permit the licensee to engage in administrative functions within the profession that do not…

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Facts & Procedural History

Alexis B. Lawler, RN, sought review of an emergency order suspending her license to practice nursing issued by the Florida Department of Health.…

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Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

ALEXIS B. LAWLER, RN, Petitioner,

V.

STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT

OF HEALTH, Respondent.

Petition for Review of Non-Final Agency Action—Original Proceedings.

PER CURIAM.

The Court denies Petitioner's motion to strike, filed on April 10, 2026.

The Court grants the petition for review and sets aside in part the emergency order suspending Petitioner's license to practice nursing but only to the extent that it prevents Petitioner from practicing nursing in administrative roles that require no patient contact. The case is remanded to the Department for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

ROWE, WINOKUR, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.


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