STATE OF FLORIDA AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION HEARTLAND HOSPICE SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC., Petitioner, DOAH No. 05-3786CON AHCA No. 2005008561 vs. CON No. 9858 STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, Respondent, and HOSPICE OF LAKE & SUMTER, INC., and VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, Intervenors. FINAL ORDER THIS CAUSE concerns the Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing that Petitioner, Heartland Hospice Services of Florida, Inc. (“Heartland”), filed on September 29, 2005. On October 12, 2005, the Petition was forwarded by the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration to the Division of Administrative Hearings (“DOAH”) and assigned to an Administrative Law Judge. A Petition to Intervene, filed by Hospice of Lake & Sumter, Inc. on October 13, 2005, was granted on October 26, 2005. A Petition to Intervene, filed by VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida on November 8, 2005, was granted on November 21, 2005. .The above Petitions are related to the Agency’s denial of Certificate of Need Application 9858. On April 25, 2006, Petitioner Heartland filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of its Petition. On May 4, 2006, the Administrative Law Judge assigned to the case issued an Order Closing File based on the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal.. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND ADJUDGED THAT: The Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing pending before the Agency is hereby closed. The Agency’s denial of Certificate of Need Application 9858 is upheld. DONE and ORDERED this BUF aay of _\ fue , 20_, in Tallahassee, Florida. CHRISTA CALAMAS, 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” day oS 2084 RICHARD J. SHOOP, Agency Clerk Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, MS #3 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 (850) 922-5873 COPIES FURNISHED TO: David M. Maloney Administrative Law Judge Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060 Stephen A. Ecenia, Esquire R. David Prescott, Esquire Rutledge, Ecenia, Purnell & Hoffman, P.A. 215 South Monroe Street, Suite 420 Post Office Box 551 Tallahassee, Florida 32302-0551 W. David Watkins, Esquire Watkins & Caleen, P.A. 1725 Mahan Drive, Suite 201 Post Office Box 15828 Tallahassee, Florida 32317-5828 Geoffrey D. Smith, Esquire Smith and Associates 2873 Remington Green Circle Tallahassee, Florida 32308 Karin M. Byrne, Esquire Assistant General Counsel Interoffice Mail Elizabeth Dudek Deputy Secretary Interoffice Mail Janice Mills Facilities Intake Interoffice Mail

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