Petitioner: BAYSHORE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC., D/B/A BAYSHORE CONVALESCENT CENTER
Respondent: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Judges: JOHN G. VAN LANINGHAM
Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Oct. 10, 2000
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, March 15, 2001.
Latest Update: Dec. 27, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA .
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION °
BAYSHORE HEALTHCARE SERVICES,
INC., d/b/a BAYSHORE CONVALESCENT
CENTER, .
Petitioner, fl etl Lek
vs. DOAH CASE NO. 074206 4
Rendition no. AHCA-01-068~S-MDA
STATE OF FLORIDA,
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION,
Respondent.
FINAL ORDER
This cause came before me for the purpose of issuing a final agency order, it
appearing from the Settlement Stipulation, attached and incorporated herein, that there are
no remaining disputed issues of fact.
EINDINGS OF FACT
1. On of Peles j Settlement Stipulation between the parties
was executed which dismissed the Petitioners case against the Agency. Final Hearing
before the Division of Administrative Hearings is scheduled for March 19, 2001. ”
2, There are no remaining disputed issues of fact or law.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Agency has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter pursuant to
Section 120.57, Fla. Stat. (2000). The parties are directed to comply with the terms of the
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Stipulation, Settlement and Dismissal. The petition is dismissed and the file is closed this
9 Zh day “in
_ Ruben J. King-Shaw, Jr. .
Secretary
Agency for Health Care Administration
A PARTY WHO IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS FINAL ORDER IS ENTITLED
TO A JUDICIAL REVIEW WHICH SHALL BE INSTITUTED BY FILING ONE COPY
OF A NOTICE OF APPEAL WITH THE AGENCY CLERK, AND A SECOND COPY
ALONG WITH FILING FEE AS 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.
Copies Furnished to:
John G. Van Laningham Mary Stewart
Administrative Law Judge Audit Services
DOAH AHCA, Bldg. #3
1230 Apalachee Parkway 2727 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3060 Tallahassee, FL 32308
Steven Grigas, Esquire
AHCA, Bldg. #3
2727 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308
J. Robert Griffin, Esquire
1435 East Piedmont Drive
Suite 210
Tallahassee, FL 32312
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
.. | HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been
furnished to the above named addressees by U.S. Mail on this the 9 ay a a
2001,
R.S. Power, Esquire
Agency Clerk
State of Florida
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DIV ISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
BAYSHORE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.,
d/b/a BAYSHORE CONVALESCENT CENTER,
Petitioner,
DOAH Case No290-42067
Eng. No. NH 98-072M
Provider No. 210668
STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR HEALTH
CARE ADMINISTRATION,
Respondent.
SETTLEMENT STIPULATION
This Agreement is entered into by and between Petitioner, BAYSHORE
HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC., d/b/a Bayshore: Convalescent Center (hereinafter
“Bayshore”), and Respondent, STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION, (hereinafter “the Agency” or “AHCA”).
WHEREAS, Bayshore is a nursing home facility licensed pursuant to Chapter
400, Part I, Florida Statutes. and AHCA is the State agency primarily responsible for
administration of the Florida Medicaid Program administered pursuant to applicable State
and Federal statutes, rules, and regulations, and as such has regulatory jurisdiction
tegarding Bayshore, and Bayshore is a Medicaid provider within the meaning of
applicable statutes and rules;
WHEREAS, as required by applicable statutes and rules, Bayshore timely filed its
Medicaid Cost Report for the year ended October 31, 1996. Subsequently, the Agency,
through its contractor KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP (hereinafter “Contractor”), caused to be
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performed an independent audit of Bayshore’s Medicaid Cost Report. On or about June
- 15, 1998 the Contractor issued an Independent Auditor’s Report which provided in
pertinent part:
[A]ttachment A to this report includes a schedule of adjustments
which, in our opinion, should be recorded in order for the data, as
reported, in the accompanying schedules for the year ended October 31,
1996, to be presented in conformity with federal and state Medicaid
reimbursement principles as described in Note 1...
WHEREAS, on or about May 17, 1999, AHCA transmitted to Bayshore a letter
and copy of the Independent Auditor’s Report. The letter provided a point of entry to
challenge the Contractor’s and the Agency’s adjustments. Bayshore filed a Petition for
Formal Administrative Hearing, challenging such adjustments, That case was referred to
the Division of Administrative Heatings and was designated as DOAH Case No. 00-
4206. That case is currently pending before the Division of Administrative Hearings.
NOW THEREFORE, Petitioner, BAYSHORE HEALTHCARE SERVICES,
INC., d/b/a Bayshore Convalescent Center and Respondent, STATE OF FLORIDA,
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION, by and through undersigned
counsel, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby mutually acknowledged by each party, and in consideration of the mutual
covenants and promises set forth herein, hereby stipulate and agree as follows: -
1. To avoid further litigation of the issues raised by the present matter, the
Parties have reached an agreement to settle this controversy and the
Parties are resolving their differences on this date.
2. Based upon information and documentation provided by Bayshore, which
information and documentation provides sufficient support for certain
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