Petitioner: VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Respondent: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Judges: ELEANOR M. HUNTER
Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Feb. 18, 2000
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, September 11, 2000.
Latest Update: Jan. 10, 2025
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VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION,
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ALIVE HOSPICE, INC. AND MIAMI
JEWISH HOME AND HOSPITAL FOR
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Intervenors.
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FINAL ORDER
THIS CAUSE CAME before me for the purpose of issuing a final agency order, upon an
order of Administrative Law Judge Hunter, attached hereto, dismissing the case, it appearing
from the Petitioner’s Notice of Voluntary Dismissal, also attached hereto, that there are no
disputed issues of fact.
FINDINGS OF FACT
On August 30, 2000, Petitioner filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. On
September 11, 2000, Administrative Law Judge Hunter entered the Order Closing
File.
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2. The Agency hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the attached Notice of
Voluntary Dismissal and Order Closing File. .
3. There are no remaining disputed issues of fact or law.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Agency for Health Care Administration has jurisdiction over the parties and subject
matter pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Fla. Stat. (1999). .
Based on the foregoing,
IT IS ADJUDGED THAT:
The above-styled case is DISMISSED.
DONE and ORDERED this 4 LL sus of CALF 2000 in
Tallahassee, Florida.
Ruben J. King-Shaw, Jr., Secretary
Agency for Health Care Administration
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A PARTY WHO IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS FINAL ORDER IS ENTITLED TO
JUDICIAL REVIEW WHICH SHALL BE INSTITUTED BY FILING ONE COPY OF A
NOTICE OF APPEAL WITH THE AGENCY CLERK OF AHCA, AND A SECOND COPY,
ED BY LAW, WITH THE DISTRICT
PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA
RULES (€ ‘OR APPELLATE PROCEDURE. THE NOTICE OF APPEAL MUST BE FILED
D AYS OF RENDITION OF THE ORDER TO BE REVIEWED.
Copies Furnished to:
Geoffrey D. Smith
Blank, Meenan & Smith, PA
204 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
W. David Watkins
Watkins & Caleen, PA
Post Office Box 15828
Tallahassee, Florida 32317-5828
J. Robert Griffin
J. Robert Griffin, PA
1435 East Piedmont Dr., Suite 210
Tallahassee, Florida 32312
Richard A. Patterson
Assistant General Counsel
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #3
Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5403
Eleanor M. Hunter ;
Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway .
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550
CON Office (AHCA)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that Mee of. correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by
U.S. Mail or hand delivery, this Cut 1m, to the above-named
people.
R.S. Power, Agency Clerk
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #3
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(850) 922- 5865
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Docket for Case No: 00-000773CON
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Oct. 05, 2000 |
Final Order filed.
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Sep. 11, 2000 |
Order Closing File (DOAH Case No. 00-773) issued. CASE CLOSED.
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Sep. 11, 2000 |
Petitioner Alive Hospice, Inc.`s First Request for Production to Miami Jewish Home and Hospital, Inc. filed. |
Sep. 11, 2000 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner alive Hospice, Inc.`s First Interrogatories to Miami Jewish Home and Hospital, Inc. filed. |
Sep. 08, 2000 |
Notice of Service of Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Inc.`s First Set of Interrogatories to Alive Hospice, Inc.; Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Inc.`s First Request for Production of Documents to Hospice Care of Broward County, Inc.; Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Inc.`s First Request for Production of Documents to Alive Hospice, Inc. filed. |
Aug. 30, 2000 |
Vitas Healthcare`s Notice of Voluntary Dismissal filed.
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Aug. 17, 2000 |
Order Granting Intervention issued. (Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Inc.)
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Jul. 17, 2000 |
Petition to Intervene (Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Inc.) filed.
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May 04, 2000 |
Order of Consolidation and Placing Cases in Abeyance sent out. (parties shall file a response by August 31, 2000) (Consolidated cases are: 00-000773, 00-000774)
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May 02, 2000 |
(S. Ecenia) Response to Initial Order and Motion to Consolidate (Cases requested to be consolidated: 00-773, 00-774) filed.
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Apr. 19, 2000 |
Order Granting Intervention sent out. (Alive Hospice, Inc.)
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Mar. 24, 2000 |
(Alive Hospice, Inc.) Petition to Intervene filed.
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Mar. 08, 2000 |
Order Placing Case in Abeyance sent out. (Parties to advise status by August 31, 2000)
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Mar. 01, 2000 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Feb. 24, 2000 |
Initial Order issued. |
Feb. 18, 2000 |
Correction to Fixed Need Pool for Hospice Programs- District 11 filed.
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Feb. 18, 2000 |
Petition for Formal Hearing filed.
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Feb. 18, 2000 |
Notice filed.
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