Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Aug. 28, 1996
Whether there is a need for any additional home health care agencies in AHCA District 5 for Pinellas and Pasco Counties, and, whether the certificate of need applications filed in March 1996 to establish Medicare-certified home health agencies in District 5 meet, on balance, the statutory and rule criteria for approval.No need for additional home health agency in planning horizon set by rule, although numeric need method in rule was invalidated in prior case.