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Waiver request submitted by Keith Copelin Ferdinand, M.D., Orleans Parish Hospital Service District A, regarding a $1500 late fee assessed for filing his 2020 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 277 days late. |
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Keith C. Ferdinand does not recall or have any record of any correspondence from the BOE during the calendar year 2020 regarding the delinquency of completing forms. this was during the onset and subsequent peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. He would like to ask that any of the fees or financial penalties be excused in view of the unusual circumstances of the 2020 pandemic.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2020 Tier 2.1 Annual Report
ORIGINAL FILING DATE: May 17, 2021
DATE NOD RECEIVED: 3/29/2022
DATE REPORT FILED: 1/9/2023
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 277 days
DAYS LATE FROM ORIGINAL DUE DATE: 602 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1500
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Been filing since 2009
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La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1 requires financial disclosure for each member and designee of a board or commission which has the authority to expend, disburse or invest $10,000 or more of funds in a fiscal year on or before May 15th of each year during which the person holds office and the year following termination of the holding of such office.
La. R.S. 42:1124.4 provides that upon discovery of the failure to file, failure to timely file, omission of information or inaccurate information, the Board shall notify the filer by sending him a notice of delinquency by certified mail. The notice of delinquency shall inform the person that the financial statement must be filed, or that the information must be disclosed or accurately disclosed, or that a written answer contesting the allegation of such failure, omission, or inaccuracy must be filed no later than seven (7) business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency.
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Suspend all based on future compliance with the Code of Ethics.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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