STATE OF FLORIDA AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION HEARTLAND HOSPICE SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC., mee fitkl TS Les Petitioner, Vv. DOAH CASE NO. 03-4065CON AHCA NO. 2003007374 CON 9696 r AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE _ L bee : ADMINISTRATION pe im oa oo Respondent. / wot , 3 . . wad FINAL ORDER id THIS CAUSE concerns a Petition for Formal Administrative Proceedings that the Petitioner entered on September 25, 2003. On November 3, 2003, the Petition was forwarded to the Division of Administrative Hearings by the Agency and assigned to an Administrative Law Judge. On May 7, 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 May 18, 2004, the Administrative Law Judge assigned to the case issued an Order Severing Cases and Closing File based on the Petitioner’s Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND ADJUDGED THAT: The Petition for Formal Administrative Proceedings is dismissed. a DONE and ORDERED this 25 day of “2 4 , 2005, in Tallahassee, ALAN ‘fo Secretary AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION Florida. 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 w= day of “Cee. _, 2005. 3 =a RICHARD J. SHOOP, Agency‘Clerk Agency for Health Care Administration 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 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 Kenneth W. Gieseking, Esquire Senior Attorney Interoffice Mail Wendy Adams Facilities Intake Interoffice Mail Elizabeth Dudek, Deputy Secretary Managed Care & Health Quality Interoffice Mail

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