15-001968CON
Ccrc-Freedom Pointe At The Villages, Llc, D/B/A Freedom Pointe At The Villages Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center vs.
Innovative Medical Management Solutions, Llc; And Agency For Health Care Administration
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, September 11, 2015.
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, September 11, 2015.
1STATE OF FLORIDA i t Cr,
7AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION
11CCRC- FREEDOM POINTE AT THE 2015 SEP I I A 59
22VILLAGES, LLC, d/ a b/ FREEDOM POINTE
29AT THE VILLAGES REHABILITATION
33AND HEALTHCARE CENTER,
36Petitioner, DOAH No. 15- 1968CON
41VS. AHCA No. 2015002585
45CON No. 10264
48INNOVATIVE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
51SOLUTIONS, LLC, AND STATE OF
56FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE
61ADMINISTRATION,
62Respondents.
63CON APP SUMTER, LLC,
67Petitioner, DOAH No. 15- 1969CON
72vs. AHCA No. 2015002635
76CON No. 10265
79STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR
84HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,
87Respondent.
88FOUNTAIN INN NURSING AND
92REHABILITATION CENTER, INC.,
95Cross- Petitioner, DOAH No. 15- 1964CON
101VS. AHCA No. 2015003326
105CON No. 10266
108CON APP SUMTER, LLC,
112Cross- Respondent.
114INNOVATIVE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
117SOLUTIONS, INC.,
119Cross- Petitioner, DOAH No. 15-1965CON
124vs. AHCA No. 2015003332
128CON No. 10267
131CCRC-FREEDOM POINTE AT THE
135VILLAGES REHABILITATION AND
138HEAL THCARE CENTER; CON APP
143SUMTER, LLC; AND AGENCY FOR
148HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,
151Cross- Respondents.
153I
154FINAL ORDER
156THIS CAUSE is before the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration ("the
171Agency") pursuant to relinquishment of each of the consolidated cases referenced above to the
186Agency for entry of a final order.
1931. The pleadings in these cases involved four certificate of need (CON) applicants:
206a. CON Application No. 10264, filed by CCRC-Freedom Pointe at the Villages, LLC
219(hereinafter "Freedom Pointe")- preliminarily denied by the Agency
228b. CON Application No. 10265 filed by CON APP Sumter, LLC (hereinafter "CON
241APP Sumter") - preliminarily denied by the Agency
250c. CON Application No. 10266 filed by Fountain Inn Nursing & Rehabilitation
262Center, Inc. (hereinafter "Fountain Inn")- preliminarily approved by the Agency
273d. CON Application No. 10267 filed by Innovative Medical Management Solutions,
284LLC (hereinafter "Innovative")- preliminarily approved by the Agency. 1
2942. The above-referenced cases were referred to the Division of Administrative
305Hearings (hereinafter "DOAH") and consolidated. The following constitutes a summary of the
3181 An application regarding CON Application No. 10268 was by Wesley Village SNF Operations, LLC, which was
335preliminarily denied by the Agency. Wesley did not file a petition challenging the denial of its application.
352relief requested within each petition:
357a. Freedom Pointe challenged the denial of its application (CON 10264) and the
370approval oflnnovative's application (CON 10267).
375b. CON APP Sumter challenged the denial of its application (CON 1 0265) and the
390approval of both Fountain Inn's application (CON 10266) and Innovative's application (CON
40210267).
403c. Fountain Inn filed a cross-petition supporting the denial of the CON APP Sumter's
417application (CON 10265).
420d. Innovative filed a cross-petitiOn supporting the denial of Freedom Pointe's
431application (CON 10264) and supporting the denial of CON APP Sumter's application (CON
44410265).
4453. On July 29,2015, CON APP Sumter filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of its
461petition, resulting in dismissal a of its challenge to the denial of its application (CON 1 0265) and
479the approval of Fountain Inn's application (CON 10266).
4874. The DOAH closed this part ofthe case and relinquished jurisdiction to the Agency
501for entry of an order denying CON APP Sumter's application (CON 10265) and approving
515Fountain Inn's application (CON 10266). CON APP Sumter was also removed as party with
529respect to the approval of Innovative's application.
5365. On September 1, 2015, Freedom Pointe filed an Amended Notice of Voluntary
549Dismissal of its petition, resulting in a dismissal of its challenge to the denial of its application
566(CON 10264) and the approval of Innovative's application (CON 10267). With this dismissal,
579there were no remaining challenges to the approval of Innovative's application.
590IT IS ORDERED
5931. The Agency action denying CON Application No. 10264, filed by CCRC-Freedom
605Pointe at the Villages, LLC is UPHELD.
6122. The Agency action denying CON Application No. 10265 filed by CON APP
625Sumter, LLC, is UPHELD.
6293. The Agency action approving CON Application No. 10266 is UPHELD and
641Certificate ofNeed 10266 shall be issued to Fountain Inn Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
6554. The Agency action approving CON Application No. 10267 is UPHELD and
667Certificate ofNeed 10267 shall be issued to Innovative Medical Management Solutions, LLC.
679ORDERED in Tallahassee, Florida, on this _/Uz_ day of
688NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW
694A party who is adversely affected by this Final Order is entitled to judicial review, which shall be
712instituted by filing the original Notice of Appeal with the Agency Clerk of AHCA, and a copy
729along with the filing fee prescribed by law with the District Court of Appeal in the appellate
746district where the Agency maintains its headquarters or where a party resides. Review of
760proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the Florida appellate rules. The Notice of
774Appeal must be filed within 30 days of the rendition of the order to be reviewed.
790CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
793I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Final Order has been
809furnished by the method designated to the persons named below on this l 7' day of
825Richard J. Shoop, Agency Clerk
830Agency for Health Care Administration
8352727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #3
841Tallahassee, Florida 32308
844(850) 412-3630
846Elizabeth W. McArthur
849Administrative Law Judge
852Division of Administrative Hearings
856(ViaE-File)
857Jay Adams, Esquire
860Frank P. Rainer, Esquire
864Broad and Cassel
867215 South Monroe Street, Suite 400 (32301)
874Post Office Box 11900
878Tallahassee, Florida 32302
881Attorneys for CON APP SUMTER, LLC
887jadams@,broadandcassel.com
889frainer@broadandcassel.com
890kdilworth@broadandcassel.com
891(Via Electronic Mail)
894Stephen K. Boone, Esquire
898Boone, Boone, Boone, and Koda, P .A.
9051 001 A venida Del Circo
911Post Office Box 1596
915Venice, Florida 34284
918Attorney for Fountain Inn Nursing And Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
927sboone@boone-law.com
928PWilliamson@boone-law.com
929(Via Electronic Mail)
932Stephen C. Emmanuel, Esquire
936Eugene Dylan Rivers, Esquire
940Ausley & McMullen
943227 South Calhoun Street
947Tallahassee, Florida 32302
950Attorneys for Innovative Medical Management Solutions, LLC
957semmanuel@ausley .com
959drivers@ausley .com
961jmcvaney@ausley .com
963(Via Electronic Mail)
966John M. Lockwood, Esquire
970Kala Kelly, Esquire
973The Lockwood Law Firm
977106 East College A venue, Suite 810
984Tallahassee, Florida 32301
987Attorneys for Freedom Pointe at the Villages Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
998john@lockwoodlawfirm.com
999kala@lockwoodlawfirm.com
1000(Via Electronic Mail)
1003Richard Joseph Saliba, Esquire
1007Logan A. White, Esquire
1011Assistants General Counsel
1014Office of the General Counsel
1019Agency for Health Care Administration
1024(Via Electronic Mail)
1027JaniceK. Mills
1029Government Analyst II
1032Facilities Intake Unit
1035Agency for Health Care Administration
1040(Via Electronic Mail)
1043Marisol M. Fitch
1046Unit Manager
1048Certificate of Need Unit
1052Agency for Health Care Administration
1057(Via Electronic Mail)
1060Bernard Hudson
1062Unit Manager
1064Long Term Care Unit
1068Agency for Health Care Administration
1073(Via Electronic Mail)
- Date
- Proceedings
- PDF:
- Date: 09/01/2015
- Proceedings: (Petitioners') Amended Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 08/26/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Filing Freedom Pointe's Response to Innovative's Second Request for Interrogatories filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/26/2015
- Proceedings: Innovative's Response to First Request for Production from Freedom Pointe filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/26/2015
- Proceedings: Order Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for October 26 through 30, 2015; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
- PDF:
- Date: 08/26/2015
- Proceedings: Order Denying Joint Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction, without Prejudice.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/24/2015
- Proceedings: Freedom Pointes Response to Innovatives Second Request for Admissions filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/19/2015
- Proceedings: Freedom Pointe's Response in Opposition to Innovative's Motion to Compel (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 08/17/2015
- Proceedings: Response in Opposition to AHCA and Innovative's Joint Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 08/17/2015
- Proceedings: Joint Motion to Revise Final Hearing Dates and Deadline for Filing Prehearing Stipulation filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/14/2015
- Proceedings: Innovative Medical Management Solutions, LLC's Final Witness List filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/14/2015
- Proceedings: Innovative's Notice of Service of Answers to First Interrogatories from Freedom Pointe filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/14/2015
- Proceedings: Freedom Pointes Final Witness List (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 08/10/2015
- Proceedings: AHCA and Innovative's Joint Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/31/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Service of the Agency for Health Care Administration's First Set of Interrogatories to CCRC-Freedom Pointe at the Villages, LLC d/b/a Freedom Pointe at the Villages Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/30/2015
- Proceedings: Order Severing Case Nos. 15-1964CON and 15-1969CON, Closing Cases and Relinquishing Jurisdiction, and Conforming Style of Case No. 15-1965CON.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/29/2015
- Proceedings: Innovative Medical Management Solutions, LLC's Second Request for Production of Documents to CCRC-Freedom Pointe at the Villages, LLC filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/28/2015
- Proceedings: Innovative Medical Management Solutions, LLC's Preliminary Witness List filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/27/2015
- Proceedings: Innovative Medical Management Solutions, LLC's, Notice of Service of Second Interrogatories to CCRC-Freedom at the Villages, LLC filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/24/2015
- Proceedings: Innovative Medical Management Solutions, LLC's Second Request for Admissions to CCRC-Freedom at the Villages, LLC filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/24/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Filing Freedom Pointe's Response to Innovative's First Set of Interrogatories (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 07/23/2015
- Proceedings: Order Denying CCRC-Freedom Pointe at The Villages Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center`s Motion to Amend Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/22/2015
- Proceedings: Agency's and Innovative's Joint Response in Opposition to CCRC-Freedom Pointe at the Villages, LLC's Motion for Leave to Amend Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/22/2015
- Proceedings: Freedom Pointe's Response to Innovative's First Requests for Admissions (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 07/20/2015
- Proceedings: Freedom Pointe's Initial Responses to Innovative's Request for Production (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 07/15/2015
- Proceedings: Freedom Pointe's Notice of Service of First Interrogatories to Innovative (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 07/15/2015
- Proceedings: Freedom Pointe's Requests for Production of Documents to Innovative (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 07/10/2015
- Proceedings: (Petitioner's) Agreed upon Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Freedom Pointes Motion to Amend filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/06/2015
- Proceedings: CCRC-Freedom Pointe at the Villages, LLC's Motion to Amend Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 06/22/2015
- Proceedings: (Respondent's) Notice of Filing Joint Proposed Order of Pre-hearing Instrucitons filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 06/22/2015
- Proceedings: Freedom Pointe's First Request for Production of Documents to CON App Sumter (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 06/22/2015
- Proceedings: Freedom Pointe's Notice of Service of First Interrogatories to CONN APP Sumter (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 05/20/2015
- Proceedings: (Petitioner's) Agreed Upon Motion to Extend Time for Filing Order of Prehearing Instructions filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 05/01/2015
- Proceedings: The Agency for Health Care Administration's Preliminary and Final Witness List filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 05/01/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Hearing (hearing set for October 16, 26 through 30 and November 2 through 5, 2015; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
- Date: 04/30/2015
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Pre-Hearing Conference Held.
- PDF:
- Date: 04/24/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Telephonic Status Conference (status conference set for April 30, 2015; 2:00 p.m.).
- PDF:
- Date: 04/21/2015
- Proceedings: (Freedom Pointe's) Response to Initial Order (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 04/21/2015
- Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Kala Kelly) (filed in Case No. 15-001968CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 04/20/2015
- Proceedings: (Petitioner's) Amended Unopposed Motion for Case Management Conference filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 04/20/2015
- Proceedings: Amended Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 15-1964CON, 15-1965CON, 15-1968CON and 15-1969CON
- PDF:
- Date: 04/15/2015
- Proceedings: Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 15-1965CON, 15-1968CON, and 15-1969CON).
- PDF:
- Date: 04/13/2015
- Proceedings: Innovative Medical Management Solutions, LLC's First Request for Production to CCRC-Freedom Pointe at the Villages, LLC filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 04/13/2015
- Proceedings: Innovative Medical Management Solutions, LLC's Notice of Service of First Interrogatories to CCRC-Freedom Pointe at the Villages, LLC filed.
Case Information
- Judge:
- ELIZABETH W. MCARTHUR
- Date Filed:
- 04/10/2015
- Date Assignment:
- 04/15/2015
- Last Docket Entry:
- 09/24/2015
- Location:
- Tallahassee, Florida
- District:
- Northern
- Agency:
- Other
- Suffix:
- CON
Counsels
-
Jay Adams, Esquire
Broad and Cassel
215 South Monroe Street, Suite 400 (32301)
Post Office Box 11900
Tallahassee, FL 32302
(850) 681-6810 -
Stephen K. Boone, Esquire
Boone, Boone, Boone, and Koda, P.A.
1001 Avenida Del Circo
Post Office Box 1596
Venice, FL 34284
(941) 488-6716 -
Stephen C Emmanuel, Esquire
Ausley & McMullen
227 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32302
(850) 425-5435 -
Kala Kelly, Esquire
The Lockwood Law Firm
Suite 810
106 East College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 727-5009 -
John M. Lockwood, Esquire
The Lockwood Law Firm
Suite 810
106 East College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 727-5009 -
Frank P Rainer, Esquire
Broad and Cassel
Suite 400
215 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 681-6810 -
Richard Joseph Saliba, Esquire
Agency for Health Care Administration
Mail Stop 3
2727 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 412-3666 -
Logan A. White, Esquire
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive MS #3
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 412-3696 -
Kala Kelly Shankle, Esquire
Address of Record -
Stephen C. Emmanuel, Esquire
Address of Record