Petitioner: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Respondent: ADVENTIST HEALTH SYS./SUNBELT, INC., D/B/A FLORIDA HOSPITAL ORLANDO
Judges: LINZIE F. BOGAN
Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration
Locations: Orlando, Florida
Filed: Aug. 03, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, February 21, 2020.
Latest Update: May 13, 2020
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STATE OF FLORIDA
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
ST ATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR
2020 APR 29 A 8: I.I 0
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,
Petitioner,
vs.
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYS. /SUNBELT, INC. DBA FLORIDA HOSPITAL ORLANDO,*
Respondent.
I
DOAH CASE NO.: 16-4410MPI MPICASENO.: 2015-0001957
C.I. NO.: 13-0068-000
PROVIDER NO.: 010129001
NPI NO.: 1306938071
LICENSE NO.: 4369
FINAL ORDER
THIS CAUSE comes before the AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION (the
"Agency") for entry of a Final Order.
This matter concerns a Final Audit Report ("FAR") dated January 22, 2015 (Exhibit "A"), notifying the Respondent, ADVENTIST HEALTH SYS./SUNBELT, INC. DBA FLORIDA HOSPITAL ORLANDO *(PROVIDER), which alleged that AHCA overpaid Respondent for certain services rendered to Medicaid eligible undocumented aliens. (FAR attached "Exhibit A")
On February 11, 2015, PROVIDER filed a Petition for Formal Hearing.
On August 16, 2017, a Sue (sic) Sponte Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction was issued by the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) pending the litigation of Lee Memorial Health System Gulf Coast Medical Center v. Agency for Health Care Administration, DOAH Case No. 15-3876, First District Court of Appeal Case No. 1D16-1969 ("Gulf Coast"), ARCA v. Lee Memorial Health System dlbla Lee Memorial Hospital, Case No. 14-4171MPJ & 15-3271MPI, First
Agency for Health Care Administration vs. Adventist Health Sys./Sunbelt, Inc., dba Florida Hospital Orlando *
(DOAH Case No.: 16-4410MPI MPI Case No.: 2015-0001957 C.l. No.: 13-0068-000 Provider No.: 01012900 I NPI No.: 1306938071 License No.: 4369)
Final Order Page I of4
Filed May 13, 2020 2:13 PM Division of Administrative Hearings
DCA No. JD16-3975 (Lee Memorial) and AHCA v. Cape Memorial Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Cape Coral Hospital, Case No. 14-3606MPI, First DCA No. JDJ6-5310 (Cape Memorial).
On February 27, 2019, the First District Court of Appeal issued its Opinion in the cases mentioned above.
On January 20, 2020, the Agency filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (Exhibit "B") of the case.
It is therefore ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
The FAR dated January 22, 2015, is hereby vacated.
The Agency agrees that Respondent is eligible for and may seek a refund of all amounts previously recouped by the Agency with regard to the FAR that is the subject of this matter. The total amount recouped by the Agency to date is $1,010,614.36. Within 60 days of the Final Order, Financial Services shall prepare the refund application and mail it to the Provider. Once an originally signed, complete, and correct application is received at the Agency, Mail Stop #14, Financial Services shall process the application for refund.
Based on the foregoing, this file is CLOSED.
DONE and ORDERED on this the y of , 2020, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.
*Current provider DBA is Florida Hospital.
A PARTY WHO IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS FINAL ORDER IS ENTITLED TO A 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 BYLAW, 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 RENDITION OF THE ORDER TO BE REVIEWED.
Copies furnished to:
Adventist Health Sys./Sunbelt, Inc. DBA Florida Hospital Orlando * 900 Winderley Place, Suite 2100
Maitland, FL 32751-4191
(U.S. Mail)
Division of Health Quality Assurance Bureau of Health Facility Regulation BHFR(uahca.myflorida.com (Electronic Mail)
Division of Health Quality Assurance Bureau of Central Services
CS M U-86!a-ahca. rnvllorida.com (Electronic Mail)
Kelly Bennett, Chief, MPI (Electronic Mail)
John Buchanan, Esquire Attorney for Provider jbuchan;m(a sbtrial.com (Electronic Mail)
Bureau of Financial Services (Electronic Mail)
Shena L. Grantham, Esquire MAL & MPI Chief Counsel (Electronic Mail)
Stefan R. Grow, Esquire General Counsel (Electronic Mail)
Joseph G. Hem, Jr., Esquire Medicaid Admin. Litigation Counsel (Electronic Mail)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished to the above
runned addressees by U.S. Mail or other designated method on this t 4'u/ , 2020.
Richar oop, Agency Clerk State of Florida
Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, MS #3
Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5403
(850) 412-3689/FAX (850) 921-0158
Agency for Health Care Administration vs. Adventist Health Sys./Sunbelt, Inc., dba Florida Hospital Orlando *
Docket for Case No: 16-004410MPI
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
May 13, 2020 |
Agency Final Order filed.
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Apr. 28, 2020 |
Respondent's Response to Petitioner's Motion to Dismiss Proceedings in the Division of Administrative Hearings filed.
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Feb. 21, 2020 |
Order Closing File and Denying Motion for Reassignment of An Administrative Law Judge. CASE CLOSED.
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Feb. 14, 2020 |
Response to Respondent's Motion for Reassignment to an Administrative Law Judge filed.
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Feb. 11, 2020 |
Order Granting Extension of Time.
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Feb. 07, 2020 |
Petitioner's Motion to Strike and/or for Extension of Time to Respond filed.
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Jan. 31, 2020 |
Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc., Florida Hospital Orlando's Motion for Reassignment of an Administrative Law Judge filed.
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Aug. 16, 2017 |
Amended Sua Sponte Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction Without Prejudice.
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Aug. 16, 2017 |
Sue Sponte Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction Without Prejudice. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 08, 2017 |
Order Rescheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for March 5 and 6, 2018; 9:30 a.m.; Orlando and Tallahassee, FL).
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Aug. 03, 2017 |
Joint Status Report filed.
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Jun. 06, 2017 |
Notice of Unavailability of Counsel filed.
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Jun. 05, 2017 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by August 7, 2017).
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May 23, 2017 |
Joint Status Report filed.
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Mar. 20, 2017 |
Order Canceling Hearing and Placing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by June 1, 2017).
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Mar. 16, 2017 |
Notice of Appearance (Kristal Beharry) filed.
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Mar. 16, 2017 |
Petitioner's Response to Respondent's Motion to Stay Proceedings filed.
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Mar. 14, 2017 |
Respondent's Motion to Stay Proceedings filed.
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Mar. 10, 2017 |
Petitioner's Response to Respondent's First Request to Produce filed.
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Mar. 10, 2017 |
Notice of Providing Answers to Respondent's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Mar. 03, 2017 |
Amended Notice of Service of First Interrogatories & First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Feb. 09, 2017 |
Respondent's First Request to Produce filed.
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Feb. 09, 2017 |
Respondent Adventist Health Sys./Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital Orlando's Notice of Filing First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner Agency for Health Care Administration filed.
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Oct. 27, 2016 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Oct. 27, 2016 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for May 3 through 5, 2017; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Oct. 13, 2016 |
Respondent's Status Report filed.
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Oct. 12, 2016 |
Petitioner's Status Report filed.
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Aug. 03, 2016 |
Order Reopening File. CASE REOPENED.
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Aug. 03, 2016 |
Order Placing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by October 14, 2016).
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Jul. 29, 2016 |
Notice of Appearance (Joseph Gardner).
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Jul. 27, 2016 |
Respondent's Response in Opposition to Petitioner's Motion to Re-Open File filed.
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Jul. 21, 2016 |
Petitioner's Motion to Re-open File filed. (FORMERLY DOAH CASE NO. 15-1788MPI)
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Jul. 12, 2016 |
Notice of Substitution of Counsel (Joseph Hern) filed.
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May 15, 2015 |
(Respondent's) Notice of Unavailibility filed.
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Apr. 03, 2015 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction.
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Apr. 02, 2015 |
Notice of Related Case and Agreed Motion for DOAH to Place Case in Abeyance or, in the Alternative, to Remand Case Back to AHCA filed.
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Apr. 02, 2015 |
Initial Order.
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Apr. 01, 2015 |
Final Audit Report filed. (not available for viewing) 
 Confidential document; not available for viewing. |
Apr. 01, 2015 |
Petition for Formal Hearing Pursuant to 120.569 and 120.57(1), Fla. Stat., and Rule 28-106.201, F.A.C. by Petitioner Florida Hospital Orlando filed.
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Apr. 01, 2015 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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Apr. 01, 2015 |
Agency referral (request case be sealed) filed.
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Orders for Case No: 16-004410MPI