Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Apr. 09, 2010
Does Certificate of Need (CON) Application 10065 of VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Florida (VITAS) or CON Application 10064 of United Hospice of Florida, Inc. (United), or both, best meet the CON criteria to establish a new hospice program in Service Area 4A (Area 4A), consisting of Duval, Clay, Baker, Nassau, and St. Johns Counties?With a numeric need for one hospice, can't rely on special circumstances approval. The new theory is an impermissible amendment. CON applicant with a stronger plan for increasing African-American utilization was on balance better.