16-000116 Hope Hospice And Community Services, Inc. vs. Agency For Health Care Administration Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, February 8, 2016.

STATE OF FLORIDA

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

HOPE HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY 2016 MAY I A 10: 3q

SERVICES, INC.,

Petitioner,

DOAH No. 16 - 0116

V.

AHCA No. 2015013147

STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,

Respondent.

FINAL ORDER

the Agency "), THIS CAUSE which finds came and on concludes for consideration as follows: before the Agency for Health Care Administration

1.

In accordance with a contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the

Agency federal statement conducted of a deficiencies. federal survey of the Petitioner' s hospice and thereafter issued the Petitioner a

Petition ") seeking to challenge the The federal Petitioner findings. filed a Petition for Formal Administrative Proceeding

2.

assigned to an The Administrative Agency referred Law Judge. the matter to the Division of Administrative Hearings where it was

The Agency promptly moved to dismiss the Petition based

upon statement the Division' of deficiencies. s lack subject matter jurisdiction to decide the federal citations contained in a federal

3.

prior to a final After ruling receipt by the of Administrative the Agency' s law motion, Judge. the Petitioner filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal

Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. The Administrative Law Judge issued an Order

4.

The Petition is voluntarily dismissed and the case is closed.

ORDERED in Tallahassee, Florida, on this I day of

2016.

for HCare Administration

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW

A party that is adversely affected by this Final Order is entitled to seek 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 ofthe order to be reviewed.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and Final Ow9;. was served on the below-

named persons by the method designated on this [2___GclaY of /7e;__/ , 2016.

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Richard J. Shoop, Agency Clerk

Agency for Health Care Administration

2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 3

Tallahassee, Florida 32308

Telephone [phone]

Facilities Intake Unit Polly Weaver, Assistant Deputy Secretary

Agency for Health Care Administration Division of Health Quality Assurance

(Electronic Mail) Agency for Health Care Administration

(Electronic Mail)

Dayle Mooney, Unit Manager Kimberly Smoak, Bureau Chief

Home Care Unit Bureau of Field Operations

Agency for Health Care Administration Agency for Health Care Administration

(Electronic Mail) (Electronic Mail)

Michael J. Hardy, Assistant General Counsel Richard J. Saliba, Assistant General Counsel

Office ofthe General Counsel Office of the General Counsel

Agency for Health Care Administration Agency for Health Care Administration

(Electronic Mail) (Electronic Mail)

Honorable William F. Quattlebaum J. Robert Griffin, General Counsel

Administrative Law Judge Hope Hospice and Community Services, Inc.

Division of Administrative Hearings 7575 65th Way

(Electronic Filing) Pinellas Park, Florida 33781

(U.S. Mail)