STATE OF FLORIDA

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,

FILED

AHCA AGENCY CLERK

ZOii JAN ft, A fl: 40

Petitioner,

v.

GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES (CERTIFIED), INC. d/b/a GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES,

CASE NO: 2010002688

10-10086

RENDITION NO.: AHCA-11- t,()£/, -S-OLC

Respondent.

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FINAL ORDER

Having reviewed the administrative complaint dated October 26, 2010, attached hereto and incorporated herein (Ex. 1), and all other matters of record, the Agency for Health Care Administration ("Agency") has entered into a Settlement Agreement (Ex. 2) with the other party to these proceedings, and being otherwise well-advised in the premises, finds and concludes as follows:

ORDERED:

1. The attached Settlement Agreement is approved and adopted as part of this Final Order, and the parties are directed to comply with the terms of the Settlement Agreement.

2. The Respondent shall pay an administrative fine in the amount of Six Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($6,750.00). The administrative fine is due and payable within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order.

   
   

   Filed January 18, 2011 4:38 PM Division of Administrative Hearings

   
   

3. Checks should be made payable to the "Agency for Health Care Administration." The check, along with a reference to these case numbers, should be sent directly to:

   Agency for Health Care Administration Office of Finance and Accounting Revenue Management Unit

   2727 Mahan Drive, MS# 14

   Tallahassee, Florida 32308

   
   

4. Unpaid fines pursuant to this Order will be subject to statutory interest and may be collected by all methods legally available.

5. Respondent's petition for formal administrative proceedings is hereby dismissed.

6. Each party shall bear its own costs and attorney's fees.

   
   

7. The above-styled cases are hereby closed.

DONE and ORDERED this      -1± day of  7    

Ag

nterim Secretary Care Administration

in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.

, 2011,

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, WITH THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL IN THE APPELLATE DISTRICT 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 30 DAYS OF RENDITION OF THE ORDER TO BE REVIEWED.

Copies furnished to:

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of this Final Order was

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served on the above-named person(s) and entities by U.S. Mail, or the method designated, on this the if day of

Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Building #3

Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5403

(850) 412-3630

Docket for Case No: 10-010086

Orders for Case No: 10-010086