STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,
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Petitioner,
DOAH CASE NO. 11-3316MPI JUDGE ROBERT E. MEALE C.I. NO.: 10-1269-300
NPI NO.: 1578547865
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL, INC.,
Respondent.
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FINAL ORDER
THIS CAUSE is before me for issuance of a Final Order. In a letter dated May 18, 2011, C.I. No. 10-1269-300, Homestead Hospital, Inc. ("Respondent 11 ) was informed that the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration ("AHCA11 or "Agency11 ) was seeking to recoup Medicaid overpayments in the amount of Thirty-Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars and Forty cents ($37,864.40). The Respondent was further informed in the letter that the Agency assessed One Thousand, Three Hundred Forty-Three Dollars and Sixty-Four cents ($1,343.64) as costs for a total amount due of Thirty-Nine Thousand, Two Hundred Eight Dollars and Four cents ($39,208.04).
Pursuant to §409.913(6), Florida Statutes, the letter was sent Certified Mail, return receipt requested, to Respondent at the address last shown on the provider enrollment file.
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Filed November 17, 2011 8:37 AM Division of Administrative Hearings
Respondent signed for the letter on May 24, 2011, and the Agency received the certified mail card on May 31, 2011.
A Petition for Administrative Hearing was received by the Agency on June 13, 2011. On July 1, 2011, the Petition was forwarded to DOAH by the Agency and assigned to an Administrative Law Judge ("Judge").
On August 25, 2011, the Respondent subsequently filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal with DOAH. The DOAH Judge entered an Order Closing File dated August 26, 2011, and therein remanded jurisdiction back to AHCA.
ORDER
BASED on the foregoing, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Respondent, Homestead Hospital, Inc., refund, forthwith, the sum of Thirty-Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars and Forty cents ($37,864.40) as a Medicaid overpayment plus costs of One Thousand, Three Hundred Forty-Three Dollars and Sixty-Four cents ($1,343.64) for a grand total of Thirty-Nine Thousand, Two Hundred Eight Dollars and Four cents ($39,208.04) together with statutory interest, as set forth in §409.913(25)(c), Florida Statutes. Respondent shall be entitled to credit for any and all monies withheld and/or prepaid pursuant to §409.913(27), Florida Statutes. Respondent shall make payment in full within
30 days of the rendition of this Final Order.
DONE AND ORDERED this /ZJ,b day of _,_M....:. ::.o.;::..uert=-'--"'[Jt{ _
2011, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
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.
COPIES FURNISHED TO:
The Honorable Robert E. Meale Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060 (Email)
Homestead Hospital, Inc. c/o Joanne B. Erde, Esquire Duane Morris, LLP
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400 Miami, Florida 33131
(United States Mail)
Debora E. Fridie, Assistant General Counsel Office of the General Counsel
(Email)
Mike Blackburn, Bureau Chief Medicaid Program Integrity (Email)
Johnnie Shepherd, AHCA Administrator Medicaid Program Integrity
(Email)
Finance & Accounting (Email)
Health Quality Assurance (Email)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the
foregoing has been served upon the above-named addressees by United States Mail or email transmission as indicated on this
day of - /Jfi V----- ------' 2011.
gency Clerk
Agency for Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, MS #3
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 412-3630
| Issue Date | Document | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 15, 2011 | Agency Final Order |
