STATE OF FLORIDA AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION ar Ax US JAN 2] A Ob HEARTLAND HOSPICE SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC., DOAH CASE NO. 03-4064CON Petitioner, AHCA NO. 2003007368 v. STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR ; HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, T kK lA) Respondent, ( tw, and HOSPICE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC., Intervenor. / FINAL ORDER THIS CAUSE concerms 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 28, 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. aeocs DONE and ORDERED this o day of Pawar oof, 206, in Tallahassee, Florida. —_ 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 I 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 G1 day of Wi Ls desle), BOGE ) 4 [rina J. SHOOP, Agency Clefk — Agency for Health Care AUministration 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 3 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 (850) 922-5873 COPIES FURNISHED TO: T. Kent Wetherell, I 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 2727 Mahan Drive, MS#3 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 Alfred W. Clark, Esquire 117 South Gadsden Street, Suite 201 Post Office Box 623 Tallahassee, Florida 32302-0623 J. Robert Griffin, Esquire J. Robert Griffin, P.A. 1342 Timberlane Road, Suite 102-A_ Tallahassee, Florida 32312-1762 Robert D. Newell, Jr., Esquire Newell & Terry, P.A. 817 North Gadsden Street Tallahassee, Florida 32303-6313 Wendy Adams Facilities Intake Elizabeth Dudek Managed Care & Health Quality

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