Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Sep. 22, 2003
The issues for decision in these cases, based upon the relief sought by Petitioners1 in their Petitions for Formal Administrative Hearing, are: whether Petitioners are entitled to "full credit or refunds of Medical Assistance Trust Fund assessments" paid by Petitioners to Respondent, the Agency for Health Care Administration, and if so, the amount of the refund each Petitioner is entitled to; whether Respondent denied the requested credit or refunds by an unadopted rule which constitutes an "invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority"; and whether Petitioners are entitled to reasonable costs and attorneys' fees pursuant to Section 120.595, Florida Statutes (2004).The determination of the amount of refunds due to the medical facilities for the reduction in the rate which the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund was assessed after the 2000 amendment to Section 395.701(2), Florida Statutes.