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15-002004CON Compassionate Care Hospice Of The Gulf Coast, Inc. vs. Agency For Health Care Administration
 Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.

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1i ,

2STATE OF FLORIDA I LERK

7AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION

112015 SE' ! u A ( I: 59

19HERNANDO- PASCO, HOSPICE, INC.,

23Petitioner, DOAH No. 15- 2000CON

28vs.

29AHCA No. 2015002661

32STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR CON No. 10283

40HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,

43SUNCOAST BAYCARE HOSPICE OF

47PASCO, LLC;

49Respondents.

50COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE OF

54THE GULF COAST, INC.,

58Petitioner, DOAH No. 15- 2004CON

63vs.

64AHCA No. 2015002658

67STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR CON 10280

74HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, CON 10283

79SUNCOAST BAYCARE HOSPICE OF

83PASCO, LLC,

85Respondents.

86SUNCOAST BAYCARE HOSPICE OF

90PASCO, LLC,

92Cross- Petitioner, DOAH No. 15- 2002CON

98VS.

99AHCA No. 2015003351

102COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE

105OF THE GULF COAST, INC.,

110Cross- Respondent.

112GULFSIDE HOSPICE & PASCO

116PALLIATIVE CARE, INC.

119Petitioner, DOAH No. 1S-2009CON

123vs. AHCA No. 201S0026S9

127CON 10283

129STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR

134HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,

137SUNCOAST BA YCARE HOSPICE OF

142PASCO,LLC,

144Respondents.

145________________________________ ./

147FINAL ORDER

149THIS CAUSE is before the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration

162("the Agency") concerning the preliminary approval of Certificate of Need ("CON") 10283 filed

179by Suncoast BayCare Hospice of Pasco, LLC (hereinafter "Suncoast"), to establish a new

193hospice program, and the preliminary denial of CON 10280, to establish a new hospice program,

208with respect to the fixed need pool for Service Area SA.

2191. The Agency comparatively reviewed CON applications for new hospice program

230hatching cycle with an application due date of November 19, 2014, for the fixed need pool for

247Sub-District SA. For the case at hand, the reviews included in relevant part:

26010280 Compassionate Care Hospice ofthe Gulf Coast, Inc. Denied

26910281 Odyssey Healthcare of Marion County, LLC Denied

27710282 10283 Regency Hospice ofNorthwest Florida, Inc. Denied

28510284 Suncoast Bay Care Hospice of Hillsborough, LLC Approved

2941028S VIT AS Health care Corporation of Florida Denied

303West Florida Health, Inc. Denied

3082. On February 23, 201S, the Agency published notice in the Florida Administrative

321Register of its decisions regarding the preliminary denial of CON Applications No. 10280,

33410281, 10282, 10284, 1028S-and the preliminary approval of CON 10283.

3443. On March 13, 2015, Compassionate Care Hospice of the Gulf Coast, Inc.

357(hereinafter "Compassionate Care") filed a Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing to contest

370the preliminary approval of Suncoast's application for CON No. 10283, and to contest the

384preliminary denial of its application for CON No. 1 0280.

3944. On March 13, 2015, Gulfside Hospice & Pasco Palliative Care, Inc. filed a

408Petition for Formal Administrative Proceedings to challenge the approval of Suncoast's

419application for CON 10283 and to support the denial of the other co-hatched applications.

4335. On March 16, 2015, Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Inc. filed a Petition for Formal

446Administrative Proceedings challenging the preliminary approval of Suncoast's application for

456application for CON No. 10283, and supporting the preliminary denial of the other co-hatched

470applications to establish a new hospice program in the same area.

4816. On March 30, 2015, Suncoast filed a Cross-Petition for Formal Administrative

493Proceeding to support the approval of its application for CON No. 10283 and to support the

509denial of CON Application No. 10280 filed by Compassionate Care.

5197. The Agency referred the Petitions to the Division of Administrative Hearings and

532an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") was assigned.

5418. On May 22, 2015, Compassionate Care filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of

555its Petition for Hearing.

5599. On May 28, 2015, Suncoast filed a Notice of Withdrawal of Application and

573Voluntary Dismissal.

57510. On June 5, 2015, the ALJ entered an Order Closing Files and Relinquishing

589Jurisdiction to the Agency.

593It is therefore ORDERED:

5971. The denial of CON Application No. 10280 is UPHELD.

6072. The Agency's preliminary approval of CON Application 10283 is RESCINDED.

618ORDERED in Tallahassee, Florida, on this _t3_ day of

627ecretary

628Care Administration

630NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW

636A party who is adversely affected by this Final Order is entitled to judicial review, which shall be

654instituted by filing the original Notice of Appeal with the Agency Clerk of AHCA, and a copy

671along with the filing fee prescribed by law with the District Court of Appeal in the appellate

688district where the Agency maintains its headquarters or where a party resides. Review of

702proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the Florida appellate rules. The Notice of

716Appeal must be filed within 30 days of the rendition ofthe order to be reviewed.

731CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

734I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Final Order has

749been furnished by the method designated to the persons named below on this of

763Richard J. Shoop, Agency Clerk

768Agency for Health Care Administration

7732727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #3

779Tallahassee, Florida 32308

782(850) 412-3630

784Elizabeth W. McArthur

787Administrative Law Judge

790Division of Administrative Hearings

794(Electronic Filing)

796Seann M. Frazier, Esquire

800Parker, Hudson, Rainer and Dobbs, LLP

806215 South Monroe Street, Suite 750

812Tallahassee, Florida 32301

815(U.S. Mail)

817Jonathan L. Rue, Esquire

821Parker, Hudson, Rainer and Dobbs, LLC

8271500 Marquis Two Tower

831285 Peachtree Center A venue, Northeast

837Atlanta, Georgia 30303

840(U.S. Mail)

842H. Darrell White, Esquire

84612470 Telecom Parkway, Suite 300 West

852Temple Terrace, Florida 33637

856(U.S. Mail)

858Shannon L. Drake, Esquire

862Gentiva Health Services, Inc.

8663350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1400

871Atlanta, Georgia 30339

874(U.S. Mail)

876Corinne T. Porcher, Esquire

880Smith and Associates

8833301 Thomasville Road, Suite 201

888Tallahassee, Florida 32308

891(U.S. Mail)

893M. Christopher Bryant, Esquire

897Oertel, Fernandez, Bryant and Atkinson, P.A.

903Post Office Box Ill 0

9082060 Delta Way

911Tallahassee, Florida 32302-1110

914(U.S. Mail)

916Stephen K. Boone, Esquire

920Boone, Boone, Boone, and Koda, P .A.

9271001 A venida Del Circo

932Post Office Box 1596

936Venice, Florida 34284

939(U.S. Mail)

941R. Terry Rigsby, Esquire

945Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson,

948Bell and Dunbar, P .A.

953215 South Monroe Street, Second Floor

959Tallahassee, Florida 32302-2095

962(U.S. Mail)

964Robert A. Weiss, Esquire

968Moyle Law Firm, P .A.

973118 North Gadsden Street

977Tallahassee, Florida 32301

980(U.S. Mail)

982Geoffrey D. Smith, Esquire

986Smith and Associates

9893301 Thomasville Road, Suite 201

994Tallahassee, Florida 32308

997(U.S. Mail)

999Karl David Acuff, Esquire

1003Law Office of Karl David Acuff, P.A., Suite 2

10121615 Village Square Boulevard

1016Tallahassee, Florida 32309-2770

1019(U.S. Mail)

1021Karen Ann Putnal, Esquire

1025Moyle Law Firm, P.A.

1029118 North Gadsden Street

1033Tallahassee, Florida 32301

1036(U.S. Mail)

1038Facilities Intake Unit

1041Agency for Health Care Administration

1046(Electronic Mail)

1048Lorraine M. Novak, Esquire

1052Office ofthe General Counsel

1056Agency for Health Care Administration

1061(Electronic Mail)

1063Marisol Fitch, Unit Manager

1067Certificate ofNeed Unit

1070Agency for Health Care Administration

1075(Electronic Mail)

1077Noel Cronin Lawrence, Unit Manager

1082Home Care Unit

1085Agency for Health Care Administration

1090(Electronic Mail)

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Proceedings
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Date: 09/24/2015
Proceedings: Agency Final Order filed.
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Date: 09/14/2015
Proceedings: Agency Final Order
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Date: 05/26/2015
Proceedings: Order Severing Case and Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Date: 05/22/2015
Proceedings: Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (Compassionate Care Hospice of the Gulf Coast, Inc.) filed.
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Date: 04/29/2015
Proceedings: Order (granting motion to amend case style).
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Date: 04/29/2015
Proceedings: Order Placing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by May 28, 2015).
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Date: 04/24/2015
Proceedings: Joint Response to Initial Order and Unanimous Request for Abeyance Pending Issuance of AHCA Final Order filed.
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Date: 04/24/2015
Proceedings: Joint Motion to Amend Case Style and Remove Counsel from Service List filed.
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Date: 04/22/2015
Proceedings: Amended Initial Order.
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Date: 04/22/2015
Proceedings: Amended Initial Order.
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Date: 04/20/2015
Proceedings: Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 15-2000CON, 15-2002CON, 15-2004CON, and 15-2009CON).
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Date: 04/16/2015
Proceedings: Notice of Transfer.
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Date: 04/14/2015
Proceedings: Amended Notice filed.
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Date: 04/14/2015
Proceedings: Initial Order.
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Date: 04/13/2015
Proceedings: Decisions on Batched Applications filed.
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Date: 04/13/2015
Proceedings: Compassionate Care Hospice of the Gulf Coast's Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing filed.
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Date: 04/13/2015
Proceedings: Notice (of Agency referral) filed.

Case Information

Judge:
ELIZABETH W. MCARTHUR
Date Filed:
04/13/2015
Date Assignment:
04/16/2015
Last Docket Entry:
09/24/2015
Location:
Tangerine, Florida
District:
Middle
Agency:
Other
Suffix:
CON
 

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