Conclusions 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 6B, LLC, (“Greystone”) requested a formal administrative hearing to contest the preliminary denial of Certificate of Need (“CON”) Application No. 10206, which it submitted to establish a hospice program in the Service District 6B, and to contest the preliminary approval of VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Florida (“VITAS”) CON Application No. 10207, to establish a hospice program in Hospice Service Area 6B. Filed May 15, 2014 4:04 PM Division of Administrative Hearings 2. The request was referred to the Division of Administrative Hearings (“DOAH”) where it was assigned Case No. 14-1369CON. 3. On March 13, 2014, VITAS requested a formal administrative hearing to challenge the co-batched CON Application filed by Greystone to establish a hospice program in Service District 6B, (CON No. 10206), and to support the preliminary approval of its application (CON No. 10207). 4. The request was referred to DOAH where it was assigned Case No. 14-1366CON. 5. On April 4, 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. 10206 is upheld. 8. The approval of VITAS’ CON Application No. 10207 is upheld subject to the conditions noted in the State Agency Action Report. ORDERED in Tallahassee, Florida, on this /4 day of hay 2014. Elizabeth Dudek, Secretary Agency for Hgalth Care Administration
Other Judicial Opinions 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. Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 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 [Soma Ate , 2014. Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #3 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 (850) 412-3630 R. Bruce McKibben Administrative Law Judge Division of Administrative Hearings (Electronic Mail) Lorraine M. Novak, Esquire Office of the General Counsel Agency for Health Care Administration (Electronic Mail) Stephen A. Ecenia, Esquire Rutledge, Ecenia and Purnell, P.A. Post Office Box 551 Tallahassee, Florida 32302-0551 Steve@reuphlaw.com (Electronic Mail) R. Terry Rigsby, Esquire Pennington, P.A. Post Office Drawer 10095 Tallahassee, Florida 32302 Trigsby@penningtonlaw.com (Electronic Mail) | James McLemore, Supervisor Certificate of Need Unit Agency for Health Care Administration (Electronic Mail) Page 3 of 3
Conclusions THE PARTIES resolved all disputed issues and executed a Settlement Agreement. The parties are directed to comply with the terms of the attached settlement agreement, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "1." Based on the foregoing, this file is CLOSED. DONE and ORDERED on this the 23 rJ day of Fil.6rl!etry , 2015, m I Tallahassee, Florida. ELIZ K, SECRETARY Agency for Hea th Care Administration Final Order Engagement No. NH03-102S Page 1 of 3 Filed February 25, 2015 10:30 AM Division of Administrative HearingsA 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. Peter A. Lewis, Esquire Law Offices of Peter A. Lewis, P.L. 3023 North Shannon Lakes Drive, #101 Tallahassee, Florida 32303 (U.S. Mail) Bureau of Health Quality Assurance Agency for Health Care Administration (Interoffice Mail) Stuart Williams, General Counsel Agency for Health Care Administration (Interoffice Mail) Shena Grantham, Chief Medicaid FFS Counsel (Interoffice Mail) Agency for Health Care Administration Bureau of Finance and Accounting (Interoffice Mail) Zainab Day, Medicaid Audit Services Agency for Health Care Administration (Interoffice Mail) Willis F. Melvin, Jr., Esquire Assistant General Counsel (Via Interoffice Mail) State of Florida, Division of Administrative Hearings The Desoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060 (U.S. Mail) Final Order Engagement No. NH03-l 02S Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished to the above named addressees by U.S. Mail on this t-heZl _ _..., M-P"-"'-f----.'=''----=-----,,,<--' 2015. Richard Shoop, Esquire Agency Clerk State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Building #3 Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5403 Final Order Engagement No. NH03-102S Page 3 of 3
Conclusions THE PARTIES resolved all disputed issues and executed a Settlement Agreement. The parties are directed to comply with the terms of the attached settlement agreement. Based on the foregoing, this file is CLOSED. DONE and ORDERED on this the 7) oo bee jeter Center ELIZABETH EK, SECRETARY Agency for Health Care Administration Tallahassee, Florida. 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 Filed July 15, 2014 1:48 PM Division of Administrative Hearings 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 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: Shena Grantham, Esquire Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, MS#3 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 Peter A. Lewis, Esquire Law Offices of Peter A. Lewis, P.L. 3023 North Shannon Lakes Drive, #101 Tallahassee, Florida 32303 (U.S. Mail) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished to the above named addressees by U.S. Mail on this the vay day of Ja C , 2014. Richard Shoop, Esquire Agency Clerk State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Building #3 Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5403
Conclusions THIS CAUSE comes before the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration (“the Agency") concerning the preliminary approval of Certificate of Need (“CON”) Application No. 10199 submitted by Select Specialty Hospital-Daytona Beach, Inc., (“Select-Daytona”), to establish a 34-bed Long Term Acute Care Hospital (“LTCH”) in District 4. 1. The Agency preliminarily approved Application No. 10199 submitted by Select- Daytona to establish a 34-bed LTCH in District 4. 2. In response to the Agency’s decision, Kindred Hospitals East, LLC (“Kindred”) filed a petition for formal hearing, challenging the preliminary approval. The matter was referred to the Division of Administrative Hearings (“DOAH”) where it was assigned Case No. 14-0121CON for hearing. Select-Daytona filed a Motion to Intervene in the DOAH and the case was styled with Select-Daytona being treated as an intervenor. Filed March 17, 2014 2:04 PM Division of Administrative Hearings 3. Subsequently, Kindred filed a corrected notice of voluntary dismissal of its petition in the DOAH, which closed the case. It is therefore ORDERED: 4. The preliminary approval of CON No. 10199 is upheld and will be issued subject to the conditions noted in the State Agency Action Report. ORDERED in Tallahassee, Florida, on this IE day of far ch. Elizabeth Dudelj, Secretary Agency for Health Care Administration 2014,
Other Judicial Opinions 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. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 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 SL ‘a day of LS ere 4 , 2014. Shoop, Agency Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #3 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 (850) 412-3630 Facilities Intake Unit Agency for Health Care Administration (Electronic Mail) Lorraine M. Novak, Esquire Office of the General Counsel Agency for Health Care Administration (Electronic Mail) R. Bruce McKibben Administrative Law Judge Division of Administrative Hearings www.doah.state. fl.us M. Christopher Bryant, Esquire Oertel, Fernandez, Cole cbryant@ohfe.com amooney@ohfc.com (Electronic Mail) (Electronic Mail) Michael J. Glazer, Esquire James McLemore, Supervisor Ausley and McMullen Certificate of Need Unit mglazer@ausley.com Agency for Health Care Administration (Electronic Mail) (Electronic Mail)
Conclusions THE PARTIES resolved all disputed issues and executed a Settlement Agreement. The parties are directed to comply with the terms of the attached settlement agreement, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “1.” Based on the foregoing, this file is CLOSED. DONE and ORDERED on this the (gh day of february , 2015, in Tallahassee, Florida. Agency for Health Care Administration Final Order Engagement No. NH13-166G Page 1 of 3 Filed February 18, 2015 1:57 PM Division of Administrative Hearings A PARTY WHOIS 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 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 RENDITION OF THE ORDER TO BE REVIEWED. Peter A. Lewis, Esquire Law Offices of Peter A. Lewis, P.L. 3023 North Shannon Lakes Drive, #101 Tallahassee, Florida 32309 (Via U.S. Mail) Bureau of Health Quality Assurance Agency for Health Care Administration (Interoffice Mail) Stuart Williams, General Counsel Agency for Health Care Administration (nteroffice Mail) Shena Grantham, Chief Medicaid FFS Counsel Agency for Health Care Administration (Interoffice Mail) Agency for Health Care Administration Bureau of Finance and Accounting (Interoffice Mail) Zainab Day, Medicaid Audit Services Agency for Health Care Administration (Interoffice Mail) Katharine Heyward Assistant General Counsel Agency for Health Care Administration (Interoffice Mail) State of Florida, Division of Administrative Hearings The Desoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060 (Via U.S. Mail) Final Order Engagement No. NH13-166G Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished to the above named addressees by U.S. Mail on this the JE day of f Cf) , 2015. Richard J. Shoop, Esquire Agency Clerk State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Building #3 Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5403 Final Order Engagement No. NH13-166G Page 3 of 3
