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17-006900 Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. vs. Department Of Children And Families
 Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, June 25, 2018.

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1DACCO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH , INC. ,

5Petitioner ,

6v. Case No. 17-6904

10DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ,

15Respondent.

16________________________________ !

18ASPIRE HEALTH PARTNERS , INC. ,

22Petitioner ,

23v . Case No. 17-6905

28DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ,

33Respondent.

34________________________________ !

36CRC HEALTH TREATMENT CLIN ICS , LLC

42(PASCO COUNTY , BROWARD COUNTY, FLAGLER

47COUNTY, PALM BEACH COUNTY, VOLUSIA COUNTY,

53HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY , INDIAN RIVER Case Nos. 17-6906

60COUNTY , ORANGE COUNTY , LAKE COUNTY , 17-6907

66MANATEE COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, 17-6909

71SEMINOLE COUNTY) , 17-6911

7417-6912

75Petitioners, 17-6914

77v . 17-6915

8017-6916

81DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and 17-6917

88COLONIAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 17-6919

9217-6920

93Re sponden ts. 17-6922

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100CRC HEALTH TREATMENT CLINICS, LLC

105(CITRUS COUNTY, DESOTO COUNTY, MONROE

110COUNTY)

111Petitioners, Case Nos. 17-6908

115v. 17-6910

11717-6921

118DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and

124PALM BEACH DRUG TESTING , LLC d / b / a

134RELAX MENTAL HEALTH CARE,

138Respondents.

139GOLDEN GLADES TREATMENT CENTER,

143Petitioner,

144v. Case No. 17-6972

148DEPARTMENT OF CH I LDREN AND FAMILIES ,

155Respondent.

156____________ __ __________________ /

160SYMETRJA, LLC (BROW ARD COUNTY,

165HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, MANATEE

168COUNTY , ORANGE COUNTY, PALM BEACH

173COUNTY, PASCO COUNTY , SANTA ROSA Case No. 18-05 29

182COUNTY, SEMINOLE COUNTY, VOLUSIA 18-0530

187COUNTY), 18-0531

18918-0532

190Petitioner , 18-0533

192v. 18-0534

19418-0535 18-0536

196DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, 18-0537

202Respondent.

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206BAY COUNTY HEALTHCARE SERVICES , LLC,

211Petitioner ,

212v. Case No. 18-2067

216DEPARTM ENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ,

222Respondent,

223and

224LAKEVIEW CENTER , INC .,

228Intervenor.

229CENTRAL FLORIDA SUBSTANCE ABUSE

233TREATMENT CENTERS,

235Petitioner ,

236v. Case No. 18-2068

240DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ,

245Re spon dent.

248FINAL ORDER RESCINDING AWARDS AND CLOSING FILES

255THESE CONSOLIDATED CAUSES are before me for entry of a final order. All of the

270challenges in the above-styled cases are based upon approvals to apply for licensure issued by the

286Department pursuant to Emergency Rule 65DER17-2. A copy of each pertinent approval letter

299that the Department issued is attached to this order. In a final order dated May 15, 2018, an

317Administrative Law Judge at the Division of Administrative Hearings i ssue d a final order

332invalidating that emergency rule . See DOAH Case No . 17-6655RU. As the Department cannot

347issue awards ba sed upon inv ali dated rules, all of the approvals at issue are rescinded. There are no

367further is s ues between the partie s. This matter is closed.

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380DO NE AN D ORD ERE D at Tallahassee, Leo n Co un ty, Florida , this »tJ, day of

399NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL

404THIS ORDER CONSTITUTES FINAL AGENCY ACTION AND MAY BE APPEALED BY

415A PARTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 120 . 68 , FLORIDA STATUTES , AND RULES 9 . 110

430AND 9 . 190 , FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE. SUCH APPEAL IS

442INSTITUTED BY FILING ONE COPY OF A NOTICE OF APPEAL WITH THE AGENCY

455CLERK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT 1318 WINEWOOD

466BOULEVARD , BUILDING 2 , ROOM 204 , TALLAHASSEE , FLORIDA 32399-0700 , AND

475A SECOND COPY ALONG WITH THE FILING FEE AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW , IN THE

489DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL WHERE THE PARTY RESIDES OR IN THE FIRST

501DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL. THE NOTICE OF APPEAL MUST BE FILED

512(RECEIVED) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RENDITION OF THIS ORDER . 1

523Copies furnished to the following via U . S . and electronic mail on date of Rendition of

541this Order . 1

545Steven A. G ri gas David C . Ashburn

554Martin R. Dix Greenberg Traurig , P . A .

563Akerman LLP PO Drawer 1838

568106 E . College Ave . Tallahassee , FL 32302

577Tallahassee , FL 32301 AshburnD@gtlaw . com

583steven . grigas@akerman . com

588martin . dix@akerman.com

591Brittany Adams Long J . Carter Andersen

598Donna E . Blanton Bryan D . Hull

606Radey Law Firm Bush Ross , P . A.

614301 S . Bronaugh St. , Ste . 200 P . O . Box 3913

628Tallahassee , FL 32301 Tampa , FL 33601 - 3913

636balong@radeylaw . com candersen@bush ross . com

643dblanton@radeylaw . com bhull@bushross . com

6491 The date of the " rendit i on " of thi s Order is the date that i s stamped on its first page .

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676R. Terry R i gsby Mia L. McKown

684Matthew E. W . Bryant Eddie Williams , Ill

692Pennington , P . A. Holland & Knight , LLP

700PO Box 10095 315 S . Calhoun St. , Ste . 600

711Tallahassee , FL 32302 Tallahassee , FL 32301

717trigsby@penningtonlaw . com Mia . McKown@hklaw. com

724mbryant@penn ingtonlaw . com Eddie . Williams@hklaw . com

733James McKee Marc Osheroff

737Joshua Hawkes Golden Glades Treatment Center

743Foley & Lardner , LLP 100 NW 170 1 h St.

753106 E. College Ave ., Ste . 900 North Miami Beach , FL 33169

766Tallahassee , FL 32301 Marc@rmlogisticscorp . com

772jmckee@foley . com

775j hawkes@foley . com

779J . Stephen Menton Steven T. Mindlin

786Tana D . Storey Kyle L. Kemper

793Rutledge Ecenia , P . A. Sundstron & Mindlin , LLP

802119 S . Monroe St. , Ste . 202 2458 Blairstone Pines Dr .

815Tallahassee , FL 32301 Tallahassee, FL 32301

821smenton@rutledge-ecenia . com smindlin@sfflaw . com

827tana@rutledge-ecenia . com kkemper@sfflaw . com

833Brian A. Newman Maureen McCarthy Daughton

839Pennington , P . A. Maureen McCarthy Daughton , LLC

847215 S . Monroe St. , Second Floor 1725 Capital Circle NE , Ste . 304

861Tallahassee , FL 32301 Tallahassee , FL 32308

867br i an@penningtonlaw.com mdaughton@mmd-lawfirm . com

873William Hall Claudia Llado , Clerk

878Marc Dunbar Division of Administrative Hearings

884Daniel Russell Three DeSoto Building

889Jones Walker 1230 Apalachee Parkway

894215 S . Monroe St. Tallahassee , FRL 32399

902Tallahassee , FL 32301

905whall@joneswalker . com

908mdunbar@joneswalker . com

911drussell@joneswalker . com

914Agency Clerk ·

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Proceedings: Agency Final Order filed.
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Date: 07/20/2018
Proceedings: Agency Final Order Rescinding Awards and Closing Files filed.
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Date: 06/25/2018
Proceedings: Order Closing Files and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Date: 06/21/2018
Proceedings: Bay County Healthcare Services, LLC's Response in Opposition to Lakeview Center, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss (filed in Case No. 18-002067).
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Date: 06/21/2018
Proceedings: Joint Motion to Dismiss and Remand Cases to the Department filed.
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Date: 06/04/2018
Proceedings: Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by June 21, 2018).
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Date: 06/01/2018
Proceedings: Joint Status Report filed.
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Date: 05/15/2018
Proceedings: Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by June 1, 2018).
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Date: 05/10/2018
Proceedings: Motion to Leave Cases in Abeyance filed.
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Date: 04/26/2018
Proceedings: Order of Consolidation and Abatement (DOAH Case Nos. 18-2067).
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Date: 02/21/2018
Proceedings: Order Granting Continuance and Placing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by June 11, 2018).
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Date: 02/21/2018
Proceedings: Motion to Abate Cases filed.
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Date: 02/08/2018
Proceedings: Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for April 3 through 6 and 9 through 13, 2018; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL; amended as to Date).
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Date: 02/06/2018
Proceedings: Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Date: 02/06/2018
Proceedings: Notice of Hearing (hearing set for April 2 through 6 and 9 through 13, 2018; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Date: 02/05/2018
Proceedings: Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 17-6900, 17-6901, 17-6902, 17-6903, 17-6904, 17-6905, 17-6906, 17-6907, 17-6908, 17-6909, 17-6910, 17-6911, 17-6912, 17-6914, 17-6915, 17-6916, 17-6917, 17-6919, 17-6920, 17-6921, 17-6922, 17-6972, 18-0529, 18-0530, 18-0531, 18-0532, 18-0533, 18-0534, 18-0535, 18-0536, 18-0537).
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Date: 02/02/2018
Proceedings: Department's Motion to Consolidate filed.
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Date: 01/19/2018
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (William Williams) filed.
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Date: 01/19/2018
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Timothy Cerio) filed.
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Date: 01/19/2018
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (George Levesque) filed.
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Date: 01/08/2018
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Daniel Russell) filed.
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Date: 01/08/2018
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Marc Dunbar) filed.
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Date: 01/05/2018
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (William Hall) filed.
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Date: 01/04/2018
Proceedings: Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time for Initial Filing filed.
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Date: 12/28/2017
Proceedings: Initial Order.
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Date: 12/22/2017
Proceedings: Agency action letter filed.
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Date: 12/22/2017
Proceedings: Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing filed.
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Date: 12/22/2017
Proceedings: Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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Date: 12/21/2017
Proceedings: Petition for Formal Administrative Hearing filed.

Case Information

Judge:
R. BRUCE MCKIBBEN
Date Filed:
12/22/2017
Date Assignment:
12/28/2017
Last Docket Entry:
07/20/2018
Location:
Tallahassee, Florida
District:
Northern
Agency:
Other
 

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