Petitioner: HEARTLAND HOSPICE SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC.
Respondent: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Judges: T. KENT WETHERELL, II
Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Nov. 03, 2003
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, July 29, 2004.
Latest Update: Nov. 14, 2024
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AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION ye
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HEARTLAND HOSPICE SERVICES OF
FLORIDA, INC.,
Petitioner, DOAH CASE NO. 03-4063CON *
AHCA NO. 2003007369 <2
v. CON 9685 and 9686 =,
STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR 8
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, o an
Respondent,
and
HALIFAX HOSPICE, INC.,
Intervenor.
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FINAL ORDER
THIS CAUSE concerns a Petition for Formal Administrative Proceedings that the
Petitioner entered on September 25, 2003, and a Petition to Intervene that the Intervenor filed on
October 21, 2003.
On November 3, 2003, both Petitions were forwarded to the Division of Administrative
Hearings by the Agency and assigned to an Administrative Law Judge.
On July 27, 2004, the Petitioner filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal dismissing its
Petition due to the fact that it was withdrawing its certificate of need application.
On July 29, 2004, the Administrative Law Judge assigned to the case issued an Order
Closing File based on the Petitioner’s Notice of Voluntary Dismissal.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND ADJUDGED THAT:
Both the Petition for Formal Administrative Proceedings and Petition to Intervene are
dismissed.
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DONE and ORDERED this Z5__ day of par 2005, in Tallahassee,
Florida. zs
ALAN LEVINE, Secretary
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW
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 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.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
1] HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Final Order has been
furnished by U.S. or interoffice mail to the persons named below on this pak day of
ye, 2005.
RICHARD J. SHOOP, Agenéy Clerk
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, MS 3
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(850) 922-5873
COPIES FURNISHED TO:
T. Kent Wetherell, 1
Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060
Kenneth W. Gieseking, Esquire
Assistant General Counsel
Agency for Health Care Administration
Interoffice Mail
Alfred W. Clark, Esquire
117 South Gadsden Street, Suite 201
Post Office Box 623
Tallahassee, Florida 32302-0623
Robert D. Newell, Jr., Esquire
Newell & Terry, P.A.
817 North Gadsden Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32303-6313
Wendy Adams
Facilities Intake
Interoffice Mail
Elizabeth Dudek, Deputy Secretary
Managed Care & Health Quality
Interoffice Mail
Docket for Case No: 03-004063CON
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jun. 08, 2005 |
Final Order filed.
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Jul. 29, 2004 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Jul. 28, 2004 |
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal filed by Petitioner.
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Jul. 16, 2004 |
Notice of Appearance and Substitution of Counsel (filed by K. Gieseking, Esquire).
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Jul. 09, 2004 |
Notice of Withdrawal filed by R. Saliba.
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May 11, 2004 |
Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (R. Hildebrant, S. Girvin, and Representative of Moore Stephens Lovelace, P.A.) filed.
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Jan. 29, 2004 |
Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration and Denying Petition to Intervene.
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Jan. 28, 2004 |
Heartland Hospice Services` Reply to Vitas` Response to Motion for Reconsideration filed.
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Jan. 20, 2004 |
Response to Motion for Reconsideration (filed by G. Smith via facsimile).
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Jan. 12, 2004 |
Motion for Reconsideration filed by Petitioner.
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Jan. 06, 2004 |
Order. (Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Florida`s Petition to Intervene is granted, subject to proof of standing at hearing).
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Dec. 11, 2003 |
Response to Heartland`s Opposition to Vitas of Central Florida`s Petition to Intervene (filed by G. Smith via facsimile).
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Dec. 09, 2003 |
Order. (Vitas shall file their response to Heartland`s Response in Opposition to Vitas` Petitioner to Intervene by December 15, 2003).
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Dec. 08, 2003 |
Heartland`s Statement of No Objection to Vitas` Motion for Extension of Time filed.
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Dec. 05, 2003 |
Motion for Extension of Time (filed by M. Lyon via facsimile).
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Dec. 04, 2003 |
Order. (Halifax Hospice, Inc.`s Petition to Intervene is granted, subject to proof of standing at hearing).
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Nov. 26, 2003 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Nov. 26, 2003 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for December 13 through 17, 2004; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Nov. 20, 2003 |
Letter to Judge Hixson from R. Griffin regarding the date and time of the scheduling conference (filed via facsimile).
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Nov. 20, 2003 |
Second Request for Extension of Time in which to Respond to Initial Order filed.
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Nov. 17, 2003 |
Order. (the parties shall file their response to the initial order by November 21, 2003).
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Nov. 13, 2003 |
Request for Extension of Time in which to Respond to Initial Order filed by Petitioner.
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Nov. 13, 2003 |
Response in Opposition to Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida`s Petition to Intervene filed by Petitioner.
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Nov. 10, 2003 |
Objection to Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida`s Petition to Intervene (filed via facsimile).
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Nov. 07, 2003 |
Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida`s Petition to Intervene (filed via facsimile).
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Nov. 04, 2003 |
Initial Order.
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Nov. 03, 2003 |
Halifax Hospice, Inc.`s Petition to Intervene filed.
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Nov. 03, 2003 |
Notice of Intent to Deny Certificate of Need Number 9685 to Establish a New Hospice Program filed.
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Nov. 03, 2003 |
Petition for Formal Administrative Proceeding filed.
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Nov. 03, 2003 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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