Petitioner: MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC., D/B/A MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL
Respondent: TEN BROECK TAMPA, INC., AND AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Judges: DAVID M. MALONEY
Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Aug. 04, 2008
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, December 10, 2008.
Latest Update: Dec. 24, 2024
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STATE OF FLORIDA
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION AGENEY CLerx
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MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, INC. d/b/a MORTON
PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL,
Petitioner, DOAH CASE NO. 08-3816CON
AHCA CASE NO. 2008009061
vs. : CON NO. 10014
: RENDITION NO.: AHCA-09- ©9571 -S-CON
STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
and TEN BROECK TAMPA, INC
Respondents. __/
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, INC. d/b/a MORTON |
PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL,
3 :
Petitioner, DOAH CASE NO. 08+3817CON
ACHA CASE NO. 2008009664
vs. CON NO. 10012
STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
and TEN BROECK TAMPA, INC.,
Respondents. /
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL |
ASSOCIATION, INC. d/b/a MORTON
PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL,
Petitioner, DOAH CASE NO. 08-3818CON
AHCA CASE NO. 2008009063
vs. CON NO. 10011
STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
and TEN BROECK TAMPA, INC.,
Respondents. /
TEN BROECK TAMPA, INC.,
Petitioner, DOAH CASE NO. 08-3919CON
AHCA CASE NO. 2008009431
vs. CON NO. 10010
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, INC. d/b/a MORTON
PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL,
Respondents. /
TEN BROECK TAMPA, INC.,
Petitioner, DOAH CASE NO. 08-3920CON
AHCA CASE NO. 2008009433
vs. CON NO. 10013
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, INC. d/b/a MORTON
PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL,
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Respondents. /
FINAL ORDER
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THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR’ HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION (hereinafter the “Agency”), having reviewed all
matters of record and all pleadings filed in the above cases; and
having entered into a Settlement Agreement with one of the two
parties in the above five consolidated cases; MORTON PLANT
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC. d/b/a MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY
HOSPITAL (hereinafter “Morton Plant”), DOAH Case No. 08-3818, CON
Application No. 10011; DOAH Case No. 08-3817, CON Application No.
10012; and DOAH Case No. 08-3816, CON Application No. 10014;
which Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and TEN BROECK
TAMPA, INC. (hereinafter “Ten Broeck”), DOAH Case No. 08-3919 CON
Application No. 10010 and DOAH Case No. 08-3920; CON Application
Nos. 10013; and being otherwise well advised in the premises:
On or about March 12, 2008, Morton Plant timely filed CON
Application No. 10011, seeking to establish an adult psychiatric
hospital with 40 beds; CON Application No. 10014, seeking to establish
an adult substance abuse hospital with 20 beds; and CON Application
No. 10012, seeking to establish a child/adolescent psychiatric hospital
with 10 beds in the First Batching Cycle of 2008. The applications
were denied.
On or about March 12, 2008, Ten Broeck Tampa, Inc. timely filed
CON Application No. 10010, seeking to establish an adult psychiatric
hospital with 35 beds; and CON Application No. 10013, seeking to
establish an adult substance abuse hospital with 5 beds, in the First
Batching Cycle of 2008. The applications were approved.
Thereafter, Morton Plant timely filed a Petition for Formal
Administrative Hearing challenging the denial of its CON applications,
which was forwarded by the Agency Clerk to the Division of
Administrative Hearings (*DOAH”).
On August 19, 2008, an Order of Consolidation was entered
consolidating Morton Plant DOAH Case Nos. 08-3816CON, 08-
3817CON, DOAH Case No. 08-3818CON with Ten Broeck DOAH Case
No. 08-3919CON and DOAH Case No. 08-3920CON.
Prior to Final Hearing, the Agency entered into a Settlement
Agreement with Morton Plant wherein the Agency recognizes that
Morton Plant’s CON Application No. 10012 satisfies the statutory
criteria for issuance of a CON and that Morton Plant’s proposal would
increase access and availability of child/adolescent inpatient
psychiatric services for Pasco County residents.
On December 9, 2008, the Agency and Morton Plant filed a Joint
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction as to CON Application No. 10012.
On December 9, 2008, Morton Plant’s Voluntary Dismissal of DOAH
Case Nos. 08-3816 and 08-3818, withdrawing its CON Application Nos.
10011 and 10014 respectively was filed with DOAH.
On December 10, 2008, the Agency and Ten Broeck filed a Joint
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction in regards to Ten Broeck’s CON Application
Nos. 10010 and 10013.
On December 10, 2008, the Administrative Law Judge entered an
Order Closing Files, closing DOAH Case Nos 08-3816CON, 08-3817, 08-
3818CON, 08-3919 and 38-3920 and relinquishing jurisdiction with regard to
DOAH Case Nos. 08-3919 and 08-3920 to the Agency.
It is ORDERED that:
1. The Settlement Agreement is attached hereto and made a part
hereof. The parties are directed to comply with the terms of the Settlement
Agreement.
2. The Agency hereby approves Morton Plant’s CON Application
No.10012 to establish a child/adolescent psychiatric hospital with 10 beds.
3. Morton Plant’s Voluntary Dismissal of DOAH Case No. 08-3816
and 08-3818 are hereby acknowledge and accepted and the CON Application
Nos. 10011 and 10014 are hereby denied.
4. The Agency hereby approves Ten Broeck’s CON Application Nos.
10010 and 10013 to establish an adult psychiatric hospital with 35 beds and
an adult substance abuse hospital with 5 beds respectively.
5. The above-styled cases are hereby closed
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DONE and ORDERED this 7 day of bibs , 2009, in
Tallahassee, Leon County, 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 ONE COPY OF A NOTICE OF APPEAL WITH THE AGENCY
CLERK OF AHCA AND A SECOND COPY, ALONG WITH FILING FEE AS
PRESCRIBED BY LAW, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL WHERE
THE AGENCY MAINTAINS ITS HEADQUARTERS OR WHERE A PARTY
RESIDES. REVIEW OF PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA APPELLATE RULES. THE NOTICE
OF APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF
RENDITION OF THE ORDER TO BE REVIEWED.
Copies furnished to:
David M. Maloney
Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Robert A. Weiss, Esquire
Karen A. Putnal, Esquire
Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, LLP
118 North Gadsden Street, Suite 200
Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1508
Attorneys for Morton Plant Hospital Association d/b/a Morton Plant North Bay
Hospital
R. Terry Rigsby, Esquire
Carlton Fields, P.A.
Post Office Drawer 190
Tallahassee, Florida 32302
Attorney for Ten Broeck Tampa, Inc.
Elizabeth Dudek
Deputy Secretary
Managed Care and Health Quality Assurance
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, Building #3, MS: #9
Tallahassee, Florida 32308 .
(Interoffice Mail)
Lorraine M. Novak
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)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing Final Order was
served on the above-named person(s) and entities by U.S. Mai! or the
method designated on this Oday of —_Faieary _, 2009.
Perna ——
RICHARD J. SHOOP, Agency Cler
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #3
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(850) 922-5873
STATE OF FLORIDA
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, INC., d/b/a MORTON
PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL,
DOAH CASE NO. 08-3817
Petitioner, AHCA File No. 2008009064
CON Application No.: 10012
Vv.
STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Respondent.
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is entered into this 4th day of December 2008, by
and between Morton Plant Hospital Association, Inc., d/b/a Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
(“Morton Plant”) and the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration ("AHCA" or
the “Agency”).
WHEREAS, the Agency has jurisdiction by virtue of being the regulatory authority
responsible for the issuance of Certificates of Need (“CONs”) and the licensing and operation of
health care facilities; and
WHEREAS, on or about March 12, 2008, Morton Plant filed CON Application No.
10012 in the First Hospital Beds and Facilities CON Batching Cycle of 2008, seeking to
establish an inpatient psychiatric facility with 10 child/adolescent psychiatric beds in Pasco
County, Florida, State Health Services Planning District 5, Subdistrict 2; and
WHEREAS, by notice published in the Florida Administrative Weekly, Volume 34, No.
26, dated June 27, 2008, Morton Plant was advised of the Agency's preliminary intent to deny
CON Application No. 10012; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2008 Morton Plant timely filed a petition for formal
administrative hearing to challenge the Agency's preliminary decision; and
WHEREAS, Morton Plant's petition was transferred to the State of Florida, Division of
Administrative Hearings and assigned Case No. 08-3817; and
WHEREAS, Morton Plant and the Agency wish to resolve their differences in an
amicable manner, and in a manner which is intended to foster, facilitate, and further the goals
and objectives of the Florida Certificate of Need Law set forth in Sections 408.035 - 408.045,
Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Agency recognizes that Morton Plant's CON Application No. 10012
satisfies, on balance, the statutory criteria for issuance of a CON; and
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2008, the Agency published a Notice of Litigation in the
Florida Administrative Weekly, Vol. 34, No. 31, advising any and all potentially affected parties
of Morton Plant's challenge to the Agency’s preliminary decision; and
WHEREAS, no party has filed any petition or otherwise sought to intervene in this matter
within 30 days of publication of the Notice of Litigation; and
WHEREAS, the Agency, in its preliminary decision as set forth in the State Agency
Action Report for CON Application No. 10012, found that Morton Plant's proposal would
increase access and availability of child/adolescent inpatient psychiatric services for Pasco
County residents;
WHEREAS, the parties stipulate and agree that this Settlement Agreement does in fact
foster, facilitate, and further the goals and objectives of the Florida Certificate of Need Law;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, each party individually agrees to be mutually bound as follows:
1. RELINQUISHMENT OF JURISDICTION TO THE AGENCY
Morton Plant and the Agency agree to immediately file a Joint Motion to Relinquish
Jurisdiction in DOAH Case No. 08-3817 for the purpose of enabling the Agency to enter a Final
Order approving CON Application No. 10012 with the conditions described in Schedule C to the
CON application.
2. APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED NO. 10012
Morton Plant and the Agency agree that CON Application No. 10012 satisfies, on
balance, all relevant CON review criteria governing the issuance of certificates of need in
Florida.
The Agency agrees that, as soon as practicable following relinquishment of jurisdiction
of the above-styled proceeding from the Division of Administrative Hearings to the Agency, the
Agency will enter its Final Order approving CON Application No. 10012, with the following
conditions, which shall be reflected on the face of the certificate of need:
¢ Morton Plant North Bay Psychiatric Facility shall provide 60.8% of child / adolescent
inpatient psychiatric days to Medicaid/Medicaid HMO/Charity/Indigent patients.
e Morton Plant North Bay Psychiatric Facility will provide gender-specific treatment
for progressive psychiatric disorders, co-occurring substance abuse and mental health,
acute crisis stabilization, eating disorder treatment, and trauma specific clinical
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services.
e Morton Plant shall provide outpatient services on site, including but not limited to:
mental health intensive outpatient (IOP); substance abuse IOP; eating disorders
services; in-home followup services; suicide prevention and education for kids and
their families; dialectical behavioral therapy; case management follow-up services;
substance abuse prevention; and parenting.
3. AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENT
The parties each hereby represent and warrant that their undersigned representative is
authorized to execute this Settlement Agreement on behalf of the party, and to bind the party to
the terms and conditions herein.
4. BINDING ON SUCCESSORS
The terms, conditions, covenants, provisions, promises, and agreements contained herein
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors.
Any attempted assignment of this Settlement Agreement shall be void.
5. MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES
This Settlement Agreement may not be changed or modified except by written agreement
executed by both parties hereto.
6. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Settlement Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and
no representations or agreements, oral or otherwise, between the parties not embodied herein or
attached hereto shall be of any force or effect.
Docket for Case No: 08-003816CON
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Feb. 09, 2009 |
FinaL Order filed.
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Dec. 10, 2008 |
Order Closing Files. CASE CLOSED.
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Dec. 10, 2008 |
Joint Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Dec. 09, 2008 |
Morton Plant`s Voluntary Dismissal (filed in Case No. 08-3818CON).
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Dec. 09, 2008 |
Morton Plant`s Voluntary Dismissal filed.
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Dec. 09, 2008 |
Joint Motion for Relinquishment of Jurisdiction (filed in Case No. 08-3817CON).
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Dec. 09, 2008 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for January 7, 2009; 9:00; Tallahassee, FL).
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Dec. 08, 2008 |
Joint Response to Order filed.
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Dec. 03, 2008 |
Order Granting Extension of Time (response to Ten Broeck`s Motion for Remand shall be filed by December 15, 2008).
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Dec. 03, 2008 |
Agency for Health Care Administration`s Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Ten Broeck`s Motion for Remand filed.
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Nov. 26, 2008 |
Ten Broeck Tampa, Inc.`s Amended Final Witness List filed.
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Nov. 24, 2008 |
Order (the evidentiary hearing in this proceeding is bifurcated).
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Nov. 21, 2008 |
Response in Opposition to Ten Broeck`s Motion for Remand and Recommended Order Denyong Morton Plant Hospital Association, Inc.`s CON Application filed.
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Nov. 21, 2008 |
Morton Plant`s Final Witness List filed.
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Nov. 21, 2008 |
Ten Broeck Tampa. Inc.`s Final Witness List filed.
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Nov. 21, 2008 |
The Agency for Health Care Administration`s Final Witness List filed.
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Nov. 14, 2008 |
Morton Plant`s Notice of Serving Answers and Objections to Ten Broeck`s First Set of Interrogatories (filed in Case No. 08-003818CON).
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Nov. 14, 2008 |
Order (granting Agreed Motion for Extension of Time; Morton Plant shall have until November 21, 2008, for which to submit its final witness list and its reponse to Ten Broeck`s Motion to Remand Recommended order Denying Morton Plant`s CON Applications).
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Nov. 14, 2008 |
Agreed Motion for Extension of Time filed.
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Nov. 07, 2008 |
Ten Broeck Tampa, Inc.`s Motion for Remand and Recommended Order Denying Morton Plant Hospital association, Inc.`s Con Applications filed.
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Oct. 17, 2008 |
Morton Plant`s Preliminary Witness List filed.
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Oct. 17, 2008 |
Ten Broeck Tampa, Inc.`s Preliminary Witness List filed.
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Oct. 16, 2008 |
The Agency for Health Care Administration`s Preliminary Witness List filed.
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Oct. 08, 2008 |
Ten Broeck Tampa`s First Request for Production of Documents to Morton Plant Hospital Association, Inc. filed.
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Oct. 08, 2008 |
Ten Broeck Tampa, Inc.`s First Interrogatories to Morton Plant Hospital Association, Inc. filed.
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Oct. 08, 2008 |
Ten Broeck Tampa, Inc.`s Notice of Serving First Interrogatories to Morton Plant Hospital Association, Inc. filed.
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Oct. 03, 2008 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Oct. 02, 2008 |
(Amended Proposed) Order of Pre-hearing Instructions filed.
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Sep. 22, 2008 |
Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for February 9 through 13, 16 through 20 and 23 through 27, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL; amended as to dates of hearing).
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Sep. 22, 2008 |
Order (Morton Plant`s Response to Joint Motion to Reschedule Final Hearing Dates is granted).
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Sep. 19, 2008 |
Notice.
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Sep. 19, 2008 |
Morton Plant`s Response to Joint Motion to Reschedule Final Hearing Dates filed.
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Sep. 18, 2008 |
(Proposed) Order of Pre-hearing Instructions filed.
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Sep. 18, 2008 |
Joint Motion to Reschedule Final Hearing Dates and Request for Telephonic Scheduling Conference filed.
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Aug. 19, 2008 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for May 4 through 8, 11 through 15 and 18 through 22, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Aug. 19, 2008 |
Order (all discovery shall be completed at least 15 days before the start of the final hearing).
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Aug. 19, 2008 |
Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 08-3816CON, 08-3817CON, 08-3818CON, 08-3919CON, and 08-3920CON).
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Aug. 15, 2008 |
Joint Response to Initial Orders, Motion for Consolidation, and Request for Telephonic Scheduling Conference filed.
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Aug. 05, 2008 |
Initial Order.
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Aug. 04, 2008 |
Petition for Formal Administrative Proceeding (08-3817) filed.
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Aug. 04, 2008 |
Petition for Formal Administrative Proceeding (08-3816) filed.
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Aug. 04, 2008 |
Decision on Batched Applications filed.
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Aug. 04, 2008 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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