Petitioner: SEMPERCARE HOSPITAL OF PANAMA CITY, INC.
Respondent: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTHSOUTH LTAC OF BAY COUNTY, INC.
Judges: SUZANNE F. HOOD
Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Mar. 04, 2003
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, June 2, 2003.
Latest Update: Dec. 24, 2024
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HEALTHSOUTH LTAC OF BAY COUNTY,
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Petitioner,
DOAH No: 03-0345 & 03- 0776CON
Vs. FRAES # 2003000337
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE SoH
ADMINISTRATION AND SEMPERCARE
HOSPITAL OF PANAMA CITY, INC.,
Respondent.
FINAL ORDER
The Agency for Health Care Administration, having received an Order
Closing File from the Division of Administrative Hearings and being otherwise
well advised in the premises, decides as follows:
The Order Closing File entered by Suzanne Hood, Administrative
Law Judge, dated June 2, 2003 closing the file that was opened in this
matter by the Division of Administrative Hearings is attached and made a
part of this Final Order.
This case was brought by HealthSouth LTAC of Bay County, Inc.,
to challenge the approval of SemperCare’s Certificate of Need application No.
9596. On May 8, 2003, HealthSouth LTAC of Bay County, Inc., voluntarily
dismissed their challenge to the granting of this CON to SemperCare.
THEREFORE, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
1. SemperCare’s CON application 9596 is hereby approved.
2. SemperCare’s Petition for a formal Administrative hearing in DOAH
Case Nos. 03-0776 is dismissed.
3. HealthSouth LTAC of Bay County, Inc., request for a formal
Administrative Hearing in DOAH Case No 03-0345 is dismissed.
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DONE and ORDERED this 3/ day of lalae , 2003, in
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.
é Médows/ MD, Secretary
Agengy for Health Care Administration
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 AGENCY CLERK AND A SECOND COPY,
ALONG WITH FILING FEE AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW, IN THE DISTRICT COURT
OF APPEAL WHERE THE AGENCY MAINTAINS ITS HEADQUARTERS OR
WHERE A PARTY RESIDES. REVIEW PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE CONDUCTED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA APPELLATE RULES. THE NOTICE OF
APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RENDITION OF THE
ORDER TO BE REVIEWED.
Copies furnished to:
Nelson E. Rodney, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel
Agency for Health Care Administration
8355 N.W. 53" Street, 1% Floor
Miami, Florida 33166
(Interoffice Mail)
Elizabeth Dudek
Deputy Secretary
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive Bldg #1 Mail Stop Code #9
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(Interoffice Mail)
Jonathan L. Rue, Esquire
Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, LLP
1500 Marquis Two Tower
285 Peachtree Center Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
(U.S. Certified mail)
Hon. Suzanne Hood
Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060
(U.S. mail)
Wendy Adams
(Inter-office Mail)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy of the foregoing was mailed to the
above-named addressees on , A 1;QiiO+ 1, 2003.
Chae lars
wenciers ee Agen SD
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, Building #3
Tallahassee, Florida 32303
(850) 922-5873
STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
HEALTHSOUTH LTAC OF BAY COUNTY,
INC.,
Petitioner,
vs. Case No. 03-0345CON
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION AND SEMPERCARE
HOSPITAL OF PANAMA CITY, INC.,
Respondents.
SEMPERCARE HOSPITAL OF PANAMA
CITY, INC.,
Petitioner,
vs. Case No. 03-0776CON
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTHSOUTH
LTAC OF SAY COUNTY, INC.,
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ORDER CLOSING FILES
This cause having come before the undersigned on Petitioner,
HealthSouth LTAC of Bay County, Inc.'s, Notice of Voluntary
Dismissal filed on May 8, 2003, and Petitioner, Sempercare
Hospital of Panama City, Inc.'s, Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
filed on May 30, 2003, and the undersigned being fully advised,
it is, therefore,
ORDERED that the files of the Division of Administrative
Hearings in the above-captioned matter are hereby closed.
DONE AND ORDERED this 2nd day of June, 2003, in Tallahassee,
Leon County, Florida.
SUZANNE F. HOOD
Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060
(850) 488-9675 SUNCOM 278-9675
Fax Filing (850) 921-6847
www.doah.state.fl.us
Filed with the Clerk of the
Division of Administrative Hearings
this 2nd day of June, 2003.
COPIES FURNISHED:
Thomas F. Panza, Esquire
Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.
3600 North Federal Highway
Bank of America Building, Third Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308
Nelson Rodney, Esquire
Agency for Health Care Administration
8355 Northwest 53rd Street
Miami, Florida 33166
Robert A. Weiss, Esquire
Parker, Hudson, Rainer
& Dobbs, LLP
118 North Gadsden Street
The Perkins House, Suite 200
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
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SIATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
HEALTHSOUTH LTAC OF BAY
COUNTY, INC.,
Petitioner, Case No. 03-0345 9 nt
vs.
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION and SEMPERCARE
HOSPITAL OF PANAMA CITY, INC.,
Respondents.
SEMPERCARE HOSPITAL OF
PANAMA CITY, INC.,
Petitioner, Case No. 03-0776
vs,
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION and
HEALTHSOUTH LTAC OF BAY
COUNTY, INC.,
Respondents.
NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
SemperCare Hospital of Penanna City, inc. (“SemperCare”), by and through its undersigned
counsel, acknowledges receipt of HealthSouth LTAC of Bay County, Inc.’s (“HealthSouth”) Notice
of Voluntary Dismissal of its Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing in DOAH Case No. 03-
0345. HealthSouth’s petition challenged the approval of SemperCare’s CertificateofNeed (“CON”)
Application No. 9596 and the denial of HeatthSouth’s CON Application No. 9597. Accordingly,
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SemperCare hereby voluntarily disuvsses its Petition for Formal Administrative Proceeding in
DOAH Case No. 03-0776. SemperCate’s petition supported the approval of its CON Application
No. 9596 and the denial of HealthSouth’s CON Application No. 9597. SemperCare requests that
this matter be remanded to the Agency for He:lth Car: Administration for issuance of 8 Final Order
approving SemperCare’s CON Application No. 9596.
DATED on this 3O day of May 2003.
PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER &: DOBBS, LLP
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Florida Bay No Ba t380
1500 Marquis ‘wo Tower
285 Peachtree Center Avenne, N.E.
Atlanta. Georgia 30303
(404) 5223-5300
(404) 5:22-8409 (fax)
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Karen A. Puna!
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The Perkins House, Suite 200
338 N. Gadscien Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(850) 681-0191
(850) 61-9493 (fax)
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Thomas F. Panza, Esq.
Deborah §. Platz, Esq.
Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.
Bank of America Building, Third Floor
3600 North Federal Highway
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33308
Nelson Rodney, Esq.
Agency for Health Care Administration
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Docket for Case No: 03-000776CON
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Aug. 06, 2003 |
Notice of Apperance and Substitution of Counsel (filed by R. Saliba via facsimile).
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Aug. 04, 2003 |
Final Order filed.
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Jun. 02, 2003 |
Order Closing Files issued. CASE CLOSED.
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May 30, 2003 |
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (filed by Sempercare Hospital of Panama City, Inc. via facsimile).
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May 08, 2003 |
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Apr. 07, 2003 |
Order Granting Intervention issued. (Intervenor, Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, Florida) |
Apr. 07, 2003 |
Order of Consolidation issued. (consolidated cases are: 03-000345CON, 03-000776CON)
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Mar. 17, 2003 |
Motion for Consolidation and Response to Intial Order (cases requested to be consolidate 03-0776CON, 03-0345 (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Mar. 05, 2003 |
Initial Order issued. |
Mar. 04, 2003 |
Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing filed.
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Mar. 04, 2003 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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