Petitioner: SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BROWARD, INC.
Respondent: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Judges: CHARLES A. STAMPELOS
Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Feb. 02, 2007
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, February 5, 2009.
Latest Update: Jul. 03, 2024
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AHCA CASE NO. 2007000724
v. CON No. 9946
STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,
Respondent,
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PROMISE HEALTHCARE OF FLORIDA
X, INC.,
Petitioner, DOAH CASE NO. 07-0598CON
AHCA CASE NO. 2007000890
v. CON NO. 9945
STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,
Respondent,
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FINAL ORDER
THIS CAUSE comes before the AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION (the "Agency") concerning Certificate of Need ("CON")
Application No. 9946, which was filed by SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL -
BROWARD, INC. (hereinafter "Select - Broward”) and CON Application No.
9945, which was filed by PROMISE HEALTHCARE OF FLORIDA X, INC.
(hereinafter “Promise”) in the Second Batching Cycle of 2006, requesting a
CON to establish a long-term care hospital. The Agency denied the
applications.
Thereafter, Select - Broward and Promise timely filed a Petition for
Formal Administrative Hearing with respect to the denial, which the Agency
Clerk forwarded to the Division of Administrative Hearings (*DOAH”). —
On February 9, 2007, the cases were consolidated.
The Petitions above are related to the Agency’s denial of CON
Application Nos. 9945 and 9946.
On February 5, 2009, Petitioner Select - Broward filed a Notice for
Mutual Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice of the Agency’s denial of CON
Application No. 9946. The Notice for Mutual Voluntary Dismissal with
Prejudice is attached as Exhibit A.
On February 5, 2009, Petitioner Promise filed a Notice of Mutual
Voluntary Dismissal of the Agency’s denial of CON Application No. 9945. The
Notice of Mutual Voluntary Dismissal is attached as Exhibit B.
On February 5, 2009, the Agency and Petitioners Select — Broward,
Promise entered into a Stipulation for Mutual Voluntary Dismissals. The
Stipulation for Mutual Voluntary Dismissals is attached as Exhibit C.
On February 5, 2009, the Administrative Law Judge assigned to the
cases issued an Order Relinquishing Jurisdiction and Closing Files based on
Select - Broward’s Notice for Mutual Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice and
Promise’s Notice of Mutual Voluntary Dismissal. The Order Relinquishing
Jurisdiction and Closing Files is attached as Exhibit D.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND ADJUDGED THAT:
1. The Petitions for Formal Administrative Proceedings pending
before the Agency is hereby closed. The Agency’s denial of Certificate of
Need Applications 9945 and 9946 is upheld.
2. The above-styled cases are hereby closed.
DONE and ORDERED this day of _
2009, in Tallahassee, Florida.
HOLLY BENSON, 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 of
, 2009.
RICHARD J. SHOOP, Agency Clerk
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive,
Mail Stop #3
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(850) 922-5873
COPIES FURNISHED TO:
Charles A. Stampelos
Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway .
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060
F. Philip Blank, Esquire
Blank and Meenan, P.A.
204 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Attorney for Promise Healthcare of Florida X, Inc.
Mark A. Emanuele, Esquire
Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.
3600 North Federal Highway, Floor 3
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308
Attorney for Seiect Specialty Hospital - Broward,
Inc.
Lorraine M. Novak, Esquire
Assistant General Counsel
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, MS #3
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(Interoffice Mail)
Janice Mills
Facilities Intake
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, MS #3
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(Interoffice Mail)
STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL -
BROWARD, INC.,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO.: 07-0597CON |
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION, i
Respondent.
PROMISE HEALTH CARE OF FLORIDA,
X, INC.,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO.: 07-0598CON
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION,
Respondent. |
NOTICE FOR MUTUAL VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE \
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SELECT SPECIALITY HOSPITAL — BROWARD, INC. dismisses with prejudice its
Petition challenging the Agency’s denial of CON Application No. 9946 in the above referenced
matter, each party agreeing to pay its own attorney’s fees and court costs. ;
Respectfully submitted by this 5" day of February:
PANZA, MAURER & MAYNARD, P.A.
Attorneys for Petitioner
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL — BROWARD,
INC.
3600 N. Federal Highway, Third Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308 :
Telephone: (954) 390-0100, Facsimile: (954) 390-7991
Filed February 5, 2009 10:34 AM Division of Administrative Hearings.
BY: __/s/ MARK A, EMANUELE
MARK A. EMANUELE, ESQ.
FBN: 0541834
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been e-filed with the
Division of Administrative Hearings and furnished via email or facsimile and U.S. Mail to all
counsel of record as listed below this 5" day of February, 2009.
Lorraine M. Novak, Esq.
Agency for Health Care
Administration
2727 Mahan Drive
Fort Knox Building II, Mail Stop 3
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 921-0158
F. Philip Blank, Esq.
Blank & Meenan, P.A.
204 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
/S/_ Mark A. Emanuele, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 0541834
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL —
BROWARD, INC.,
Petitioner,
Vv. Case No. 07-0597CON
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION,
Respondent,
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PROMISE HEALTHCARE OF FLORIDA
X, INC.,
Petitioner,
v. Case No. 07-0598CON
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION,
Respondent,
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PROMISE HEALTHCARE OF FLORIDA X, INC.’s
NOTICE OF MUTUAL VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
Petitioner, PROMISE HEALTHCARE OF FLORIDA X, INC., hereby
voluntarily dismisses its Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing in DOAH Case No.
07-0598CON challenging the Agency’s denial of CON Application No. 9945 in the
above referenced matter, each party agreeing to pay its own attorney’s fees and court
costs.
Dated this 5th day of February, 2009.
EXHIBIT
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Filed February 5, 2009 11:09 AM Division of Administrative Hearings. i . 3
/s/ F. Philip Blank
F, PHILIP BLANK
Florida Bar No. 0190812
BLANK & MEENAN, P.A.
204 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(850) 681-6710 — Telephone
(850) 681-1003 — Facsimile
Counsel for Promise Healthcare of Florida
X, Inc.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that true and correct copies of the foregoing have been
furnished by Electronic Mail and U.S. Mail to the following addressees, this Sth day of
February, 2009:
Mark A. Emanuele, Esq.
Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.
Bank of America Building, Third Floor
3600 North Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Lorraine M. Novak, Esq.
Agency for Health Care Administration
Fort Knox Building 3, M.S. 3
2727 Mahan Drive, Suite 3431
Tallahassee, FL 32308
/s/ F. Philip Blank
F. Philip Blank
STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL —
BROWARD, INC.,
Petitioner,
v. Case No. 07-0597CON
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION,
Respondent,
ne
PROMISE HEALTHCARE OF FLORIDA
X, INC.,
Petitioner,
v. Case No, 07-0598CON
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION,
Respondent,
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STIPULATION FOR MUTUAL VOLUNTARY DISMISSALS
Pursuant to Section 120.57(4), Florida Statutes, Petitioners Select Specialty Hospital —
Broward, Inc, and Promise Healthcare of Florida X, Inc. (“Applicants”), and Respondent Agency
for Health Care Administration (‘AHCA”), hereby stipulate to the mutual voluntary dismissals
by each Applicant of its petition for administrative proceeding challenging the preliminary
denials by AHCA of the respective Certification of Need (“CON”) applications of Promise (No.
9945) and Select-Broward (No. 9946), The parties stipulate as follows:
im Each Applicant has independently determined that it is not in its own best interest
to continue to pursue approval of its previously submitted CON application at this time.
2. Each Applicant will, within five working days of this Stipulation being fully
executed by all parties, file with the Division of Administrative Hearings (‘DOAH”) a Notice of
Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice of its petition. The parties agree that this Stipulation may
also be filed with DOAH,
3, Each party agrees to bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs incurred to date.
4. There are no other agreements, promises, or representations involved in this
Stipulation, and this Stipulation addresses no other existing CONs or facilities, or other pending
or future CON applications.
5. Counsel executing this Stipulation on behalf of their respective client hereby
represent that they are authorized to execute this Stipulation, and that reliance by the other
parties on all representation contained in this Stipulation are reasonable.
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Date F, PHILIP BLANK.
Florida Bar No. 0190812
BLANK & MEENAN, P.A.
204 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Telephone: (850) 681-6710
Telecopier: (850) 681-1003
Attomey for Petitioner, Promise Healthcare of Florida
X, Inc,
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PANZA, & MAYNARD, P.A.
3600 No ‘al Highway, Third Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308
Telephone: (954) 390-0100
Telecopier: (954) 390-7991
Attomey for Petitioner, Select Specialty Hospital-
Broward, Inc.
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LORRAINE NOVAK
Florida Bar No. 23851
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
2727 Mahan Drive
Fort Knox Building III, Mail Stop 3
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
Telephone: (850) 922-5873
Telecopier: (850) 921-0158
Attorney for Respondent, Agency for Health Care
Administration
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Docket for Case No: 07-000597CON
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Mar. 12, 2009 |
Final Order filed.
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Feb. 05, 2009 |
Order Relinquishing Jurisdiction and Closing Files. CASE CLOSED.
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Feb. 05, 2009 |
Promise Healthcare of Florida X, Inc.`s Notice of Mutual Voluntary Dismissal filed.
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Feb. 05, 2009 |
Notice for Mutual Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice filed.
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Jan. 07, 2009 |
Letter to Judge Stampelos from F. Blank in response to Order of March 28, 2008 filed.
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Aug. 27, 2008 |
Joint Status Report filed.
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Mar. 28, 2008 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for May 5 through 8 and 11 through 14, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Mar. 27, 2008 |
CASE STATUS: Motion Hearing Held. |
Mar. 19, 2008 |
Notice of Status Conference filed.
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Mar. 18, 2008 |
AHCA`s Response to Court`s Order of MArch 4, 2008 filed.
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Mar. 17, 2008 |
Joint Response to Order filed.
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Mar. 04, 2008 |
Order (on or before March 17, 2008, parties shall file a joint response advising of the status of this proceeding).
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Jan. 18, 2008 |
Notice of Appearance (filed by L. Novak).
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Apr. 04, 2007 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Apr. 02, 2007 |
(Proposed) Order of Pre-hearing Instructions filed.
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Apr. 02, 2007 |
Select Speciality Hospital-Broward, Inc.`s Notice of Filing Proposed Order of Pre-hearing Instructions filed.
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Mar. 02, 2007 |
Order (within 30 days of this Order, parties shall file a proposed order of pre-hearing instructions).
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Mar. 02, 2007 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for June 9 through 13 and 16 through 20, 2008; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Mar. 02, 2007 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Feb. 19, 2007 |
Order Granting Extension of Time (response to Initial Order to be filed by March 1, 2007).
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Feb. 14, 2007 |
Petitioner Select Specialty Hospital - Broward, Inc.`s Amended Unopposed Motion for an Enlargement of Time Until March 1, 2007 to Respond to Initial Order filed.
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Feb. 13, 2007 |
Petitioner Select Specialty Hospital - Broward, Inc.`s Unopposed Motion for an Enlargement of Time Until March 1, 2007 to Respond to Initial Order filed.
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Feb. 09, 2007 |
Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 07-0597CON and 07-0598CON).
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Feb. 05, 2007 |
Initial Order.
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Feb. 02, 2007 |
Notice of Related Petitions filed.
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Feb. 02, 2007 |
Select Specialty Hospital-Broward, Inc.`s Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing filed.
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Feb. 02, 2007 |
Notice (Agency referral) filed.
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