STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
PELICAN BAY RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC. d/b/a THE PREMIER PLACE
AT THE GLENVIEW,
vs.
Petitioner,
DOAH CASE NO.: 15-1836CON AHCA CASE NO.: 2015002605 CON NO.: 10338
STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,
Respondent.
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TERRACINA II, LLC,
vs.
Petitioner,
DOAH CASE NO.: AHCA CASE NO.: CON NO.:
15-1837CON
2015003344
10339
PELICAN BAY RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC. d/b/a THE PREMIER PLACE
AT THE GLENVIEW
Respondent.
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THIS CAUSE is before the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration ("the Agency") concerning the preliminary denial of Certificate of Need ("CON") 10338 filed by Pelican Bay Retirement Services, Inc. d/b/a Premier Place at the Glenview ("Pelican Bay") to add 14 community nursing home beds through the conversion of 14 sheltered nursing home beds and a partial of 10 beds and the preliminary approval of CON 10339 filed by Terracina II, LLC ("Terracina") to establish a new 30-bed community nursing home, with respect to the fixed need pool for Sub-District 8-2.
The Agency comparatively reviewed CON applications for other beds and
Filed January 6, 2016 3:11 PM Division of Administrative Hearings
programs batching cycle with an application due date of November 19, 2014, for the fixed need pool for Sub-District 8-2. For the case at hand, the reviews included in relevant part:
10338 Pelican Bay Retirement Services, Inc. d/b/a The Premier Place at the Glenview
I 0339 Terracina II, LLC.
14 Beds/Conversion Denied
30 Beds Approved
On February 23, 2015, the Agency published notice in the Florida Administrative Register of its decisions regarding the preliminary denial of CON 10338 and the preliminary approval of CON 10339.
On March 16, 2015, Pelican Bay filed a Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing challenging the denial of its CON 10338 as well as the approval of CON 10339 to Terracina.
On March 26, 2015, Terracina filed a Petition Challenging Co-Batched Applicant challenging the Agency's decision on the co-batched application and Terracina challenges the co-batched application filed by Pelican Bay and supports the Agency denial of Pelican Bay's application.
The Agency referred the Petitions to the Division of Administrative Hearings and an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") was assigned.
On April 22, 2015, the ALJ entered and Order of Consolidating Pelican Bay (DOAH 15-1836CON) and Terracina (DOAH 15-1836CON).
On September 3, 2015, Pelican Bay filed an Uncontested and Stipulated Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction.
On September 9, 2015, the ALJ entered an Order Closing Files and Relinquishing Jurisdiction.
On December 14, 2015, Pelican Bay filed a Notice of Voluntary Withdrawal of Petition and Dismissal.
It is therefore ORDERED:
The denial of CON 10338 filed by Pelican Bay is UPHELD.
The approval of CON 10339 filed by Terracina is UPHELD. The Agency shall issue CON 10339 to Terracina.
ORDERED in Tallahassee, Florida, on this£ day of 2016.
A party who is adversely affected by this Final Order is entitled to judicial review, which shall be instituted by filing the original Notice of Appeal with the Agency Clerk of AHCA, and a copy along with the filing fee prescribed by law with the District Court of Appeal in the appellate district where the Agency maintains its headquarters or where a party resides. Review of proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the Florida appellate rules. The Notice of Appeal must be filed within 30 days of the rendition of the order to be reviewed.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Final Order has
been furnished by the method designated to the persons named below on this of
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Ric ard J. Shoop, Agency
Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #3
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(850) 412-3630
W. David Watkins Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings (Electronic Filing)
Frank P. Rainer, Esquire Broad and Cassel
215 South Monroe Street, Suite 400
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Attorneys for Pelican Bay Retirement Services, Inc. d/b/a Premier Place at the Glenview frainer@broadandcassel.com
kdilworth@broadandcassel.com (Electronic Mail)
Seann M. Frazier, Esquire
Parker, Hudson, Rainer and Dobbs, LLP 215 South Monroe Street, Suite 750
Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Attorney for Terracina, II, LLC sfrazier@phrd.com twd@phrd.com
(Electronic Mail)
Jonathan L. Rue, Esquire
Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP
285 Peachtree Center Avenue Northeast, Suite 1500 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1233
Attorney for Terracina, II, LLC jrue@phrd.com bmurphy@phrd.com (Electronic Mail)
Richard Joseph Saliba, Assistant General Counsel Kevin Michael Marker, Assistant General Counsel Office of the General Counsel
Agency for Health Care Administration (Electronic Mail)
Janice K. Mills, Government Analyst II Facilities Intake Unit
Agency for Health Care Administration (Electronic Mail)
Marisol M. Fitch, Unit Manager Certificate of Need Unit
Agency for Health Care Administration (Electronic Mail)
Bernard Hudson, Unit Manager Long Term Care Unit
Agency for Health Care Administration (Electronic Mail)
Issue Date | Document | Summary |
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Jan. 05, 2016 | Agency Final Order |