STATE OF FLORIDA

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

GREYSTONE HOSPICE OF DISTRICT 7B, LLC,

2014 MAY 15 A 9: Sb

Petitioner,

vs. CASE NO. 14-1368CON

AHCA NO. 2014002495

HAUFAX HOSPICE, INC., and STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,

Respondents.

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HAUFAX HOSPICE, INC.,

Petitioner,

vs. CASE NO. 14-1472CON

AHCA NO. 2014003029

GREYSTONE HOSPICE OF DISTRICT 7B, LLC, and

STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,

Respondents.

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FINAL ORDER

THIS CAUSE came before the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration ("the Agency") for the issuance of a final order.

1. On March 10, 2014, Greystone Hospice of District 7B, LLC, ("Greystone") requested a formal administrative hearing to contest the preliminary denial of Certificate of Need ("CON") Application No. 10209, which it submitted to establish a hospice program in the Agency Health Planning Service District 7, Hospice Service Area 7B, and to contest the preliminary approval of Halifax Hospice, Inc.'s ("Halifax") CON Application No. 10210, to

   
   

   Filed May 15, 2014 4:20 PM Division of Administrative Hearings

   establish a hospice program in Hospice Service Area 7B.

   
   

2. The matter was referred to the Division of Administrative Hearings ("DOAH") where it was assigned Case No. 14-1368CON.

3. On April 1, 2014, Halifax requested a formal administrative hearing challenging the co-batched applications and supporting the Agency's preliminary approval of Halifax's CON Application No. 10210, to establish a hospice program in Service Area 7B, and to support the Agency's preliminary denial of the co-batched application filed by Greystone.

4. The request was referred to DOAH where it was assigned Case No. 14-1472CON.

   
   

5. On April 2, 2014, DOAH issued an Order of Consolidation.

   
   

6. On April 18, 2014, Greystone filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal.

   
   

   It is therefore ORDERED:

   
   

7. The denial of Greystone's CON Application No. 10209 is upheld.

   
   

8. The approval of Halifax's CON Application No. 10210 is upheld subject to the

conditions noted in the State Agency Action Report.

ORDERED in Tallahassee, Florida, on this _d_ day of      

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Secretary

Agency for He h 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, 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.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of this Final Order was served on the below- named persons by the method designated on this /4        of                      , 2014.

Richard J. Shoop, Agency Clerk Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #3

Tallahassee, Florida 32308

(850) 412-3630

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Docket for Case No: 14-001368CON

Orders for Case No: 14-001368CON