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Nelson has served as director of the office since December, after serving for nearly four years in Gov. Rick Scott’s office as deputy director of the Office of Fiscal Accountability and Regulatory Reform.
“Patricia Nelson will be rejoining the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget,” said Mara Burger, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health, confirming the departure. “The Florida Department of Health is grateful for her service and wishes her well in her new position.”
The office has yet to hire a replacement, but is “actively searching for a new director,” Burger said.
Nelson leaves as the office works to finish what has been a contentious process to implement rules for Charlotte’s Web, a strain...
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