Petitioner: COASTAL HOSPICE, INC.
Respondent: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION AND HOSPICE OF THE PALM COAST, INC.
Judges: WILLIAM R. PFEIFFER
Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration
Locations: New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Filed: Apr. 12, 2004
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, August 16, 2004.
Latest Update: Dec. 24, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA F ILED . .
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
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COASTAL HOSPICE, INC., 7005 eer Pe 23.05:
Petitioner, DOAH CASE NO. ODIMISIOON: WE
AHCA NO. 2004060 HST eS y
v. CON 9729-33 wwe
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION AND HOSPICE OF
THE PALM COAST, INC.,
Respondents.
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FINAL ORDER
THIS CAUSE concems a Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing that the Petitioner
filed on April 1, 2004.
On April 12, 2004, the Petition was forwarded to the Division of Administrative Hearings
by the Agency and assigned to an Administrative Law Judge.
On August 9, 2004, the Petitioner filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal dismissing its
Petition.
On August 16, 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:
The Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing is dismissed, the Agency’s denial of
Petitioner’s CON application no. 9729 is upheld, and this case is closed.
DONE and ORDERED this 9] _ day of Tune 2005, in Faltahassee,
Ahn Korn
ALAN LEVINE, 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 JIN 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
CERUBICATE UREN
| HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Final Order has been
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furnished by U.S. or interoffice mail to the persons named below on this aa day of
ey Ae , 2005.
RICHARD J. SHOOP, Agency
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, MS 3
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(850) 922-5873
COPIES FURNISHED TO:
William R. Pfeiffer
Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060
R. Terry Rigsby, Esquire
Carlton Fields, P.A.
Post Office Drawer 190
Tallahassee, Florida 32302
Geoffrey D. Smith, Esquire
Blank, Meenan & Smith, P.A.
204 South Monroe Street
Post Office Box 11068
Tallahassee, Florida 32302-3068
Deborah S. Platz, Esquire
Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.
Bank of America Building, Third Floor
3600 North Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308-6225
Kenneth W. Gieseking, Esquire
Senior Attorney
Interoffice Mail
Wendy Adams
Facilities Intake
Interoffice Mail
Elizabeth Dudek
Managed Care & Health Quality
Interoffice Mail
Docket for Case No: 04-001269CON
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jul. 07, 2005 |
Final Order filed.
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Aug. 18, 2004 |
Amended Notice of Taking Depositions (S. McKinnon and R. Fried) filed.
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Aug. 16, 2004 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 16, 2004 |
Corrected Notice of Deposition (R. Fried and P. Greenberg) filed via facsimile.
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Aug. 13, 2004 |
Notice of Deposition (of P. Greenberg, M. Kramlinger, M. Cromer, D. Lawe, K. LaPorte) filed via facsimile.
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Aug. 10, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s Answers to First Interrogatories Propounded by Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida, Inc. (filed via facsimile).
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Aug. 10, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s Responses to Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida, Inc.`s First Request for Production of Documents (filed via facsimile).
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Aug. 09, 2004 |
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Aug. 06, 2004 |
Notice of Change of Firm and Address (filed by T. Rigsby via facsimile).
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Jul. 28, 2004 |
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal filed by Petitioner.
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Jul. 26, 2004 |
Coastal Hospice, Inc.`s Response to Hospice of the Palm Coast`s Second Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Jul. 21, 2004 |
Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (D. Hoffpauir, T. Ingram, K. Ventre, S. Worthy, B. Sarna, B. Belger, M. Richardson, R. Knapp) filed via facsimile.
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Jul. 20, 2004 |
Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (D. Hoffpauir, T. Ingram, K. Ventre, S. Worthy, B. Sarna, B. Belger, M. Richardson, and R. Knapp) filed via facsimile.
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Jul. 20, 2004 |
Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida, Inc.`s Notice of Service of Answers to Hospice of the Palm Coast, Inc.`s First Interrogatories (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 20, 2004 |
Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida, Inc.`s Response to Hospice of the Palm Coast, Inc.`s First Request to Produce (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 16, 2004 |
Notice of Appearance and Substitution of Counsel (filed by K. Gieseking, Esquire).
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Jul. 14, 2004 |
Coastal Hospice, Inc.`s Response to Hospice of the Palm Coast`s First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Jul. 14, 2004 |
Coastal Hospice`s Answers to First Interrogatories of Hospice of the Palm Coast filed.
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Jul. 12, 2004 |
First Request to Produce to Hospice of the Palm Coast, Inc. filed by G. Smith.
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Jul. 12, 2004 |
Notice of Service of First Interrogatories to Hospice of the Palm Coast, Inc. filed G. Smith.
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Jul. 12, 2004 |
First Request to Produce to Heartland Hospice Services of Florida, Inc. filed by G. Smith.
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Jul. 12, 2004 |
Notice of Service of First Interrogatories to Heartland Hospice Services of Florida, Inc. filed by G. Smith.
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Jul. 12, 2004 |
Notice of Service of First Interrogatories to Coastal Hospice, Inc. filed by G. Smith.
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Jul. 12, 2004 |
First Request to Produce to Coastal Hospice, Inc. filed by G. Smith.
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Jul. 08, 2004 |
Notice of Withdrawal filed by R. Saliba.
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Jul. 06, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s Responses to Coastal Hospice, Inc.`s First Request for Production of Documents (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 06, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s Answers to First Interrogatories Propounded by Coastal Hospice, Inc. filed.
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Jun. 25, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s Second Request for Production of Documents to Coastal Hospice, Inc. (filed via facsimile).
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Jun. 16, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s First Interrogatories to Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida, Inc. (filed via facsimile). |
Jun. 16, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s First Request for Production of Documents to Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida, Inc. (filed via facsimile).
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Jun. 15, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s First Request for Production of Documents to Heartland Hospice Services of Florida, Inc.` (filed via facsimile).
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Jun. 15, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s First Interrogatories to Heartland Hospice Services of Florida, Inc. (filed via facsimile).
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Jun. 14, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s First Interrogatories to Coastal Hospice, Inc. (filed via facsimile).
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Jun. 14, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s First Request for Production of Documents to Coastal Hospice, Inc. (filed via facsimile).
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Jun. 04, 2004 |
Certificate of Service of Coastal Hospices` First Set of Interrogatories to Hospice of the Palm Coast filed.
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Jun. 04, 2004 |
Certificate of Service of Coastal Hospices` First Set of Interrogatories to Heartland Hospice filed.
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Jun. 04, 2004 |
First Request to Produce to Heartland Hospice Services of Florida, Inc. filed R. Rigsby in DOAH Case No. 04-1269CON.
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Jun. 04, 2004 |
First Request to Produce to Hospice of the Palm Coast, Inc. filed R. Rigsby in DOAH Case No. 04-1269CON.
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Jun. 01, 2004 |
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal filed by R. Newell, Jr.
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Jun. 01, 2004 |
Notice of Cancellation of Depositions Duces Tecum (R. Hildebrant, S. Girvin, and a Representative of Moore Stephens Lovelace, P.A.) filed.
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May 20, 2004 |
Order Granting Consolidation. Case: 04-001633CON was added to the consolidated batch.
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May 13, 2004 |
Petitioner`s Notice of Unavailability (filed via facsimile).
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May 12, 2004 |
Order Granting Intervention.
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May 12, 2004 |
Order Granting Consolidation. (consolidated cases are: 04-001266CON, 04-001269CON, 04-001270CON, 04-001272CON)
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May 07, 2004 |
Letter to Judge Pfeiffer from D. Platz regarding scheduled status conference (filed via facsimile).
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May 05, 2004 |
Notice of Status Conference (filed by R. Newell via facsimile).
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May 04, 2004 |
Motion for Consolidation (Cases requested 04-1272CON, 04-1269CON, and 04-1270) filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Apr. 27, 2004 |
Notice of Service of Hospice of the Palm Coast`s First Request for Production of Documents to Petitioner, Halifax Hospice, Inc., d/b/a Hospice of Volusia-Flagler (filed via facsimile).
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Apr. 26, 2004 |
Joint Reply to Initial Order (filed by S. Hauser via facsimile).
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Apr. 21, 2004 |
Hospice of the Palm Coast, Inc., Petition for Administrative Hearing (filed via facsimile).
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Apr. 19, 2004 |
Halifax Hospice, Inc.`s Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing filed.
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Apr. 16, 2004 |
Reply to Initial Order filed by R. Saliba.
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Apr. 14, 2004 |
Initial Order.
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Apr. 12, 2004 |
Coastal Hospice, Inc.`s Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing filed.
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Apr. 12, 2004 |
Certificate of Need Decisions on Batched Applications, Publication from Florida Administrative Weekly filed.
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Apr. 12, 2004 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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