AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Notice of Litigation
The Agency for Health Care Administration has received the following petitions for administrative hearings as of the close of business on September 10, 2018, concerning certificate of need decisions. No decision has been made as to the sufficiency of these petitions. A brief description of these projects is listed below. Resolution of these requests for hearings by way of a grant or denial of their certificate of need at issue will determine the substantial interest of persons. Those persons whose substantial interest may be determined by these proceedings including settlements, grants, and denials are advised to govern themselves accordingly and may wish to exercise rights including intervention. See Chapter 120, F. S., as well as Section 408.039, F.S. and Section 59C-1.012, F. A. C. In deference to rights of substantially affected persons, AHCA will not settle or otherwise reach a final resolution of these matters for a period of 30 days from the date of the publication.
CON# INITIAL DECISION, PROJECT, CTY, APPLICANT, PARTY REQUEST
HEARING (PRH)
10528-Denial, to add 24 community nursing home beds, Bay County, PruittHealth – Panama City, LLC, (PRH) same as applicant
10529-Denial, to add 15 community nursing home beds, Leon County, PruittHealth – Southwood, LLC, (PRH) same as applicant
10533-Denial, to establish a new hospice program, Pasco County, Compassionate Care Hospice of Pasco, Inc. (PRH) same as applicant
10533-Denial, to establish a new hospice program, Pasco County, Compassionate Care Hospice of Pasco, Inc. (PRH) The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc.
10534-Denial, to establish a new hospice program, Pasco County, Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc. (PRH) The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc.
10535-Denial, to establish a new hospice program, Pasco County, North central Florida Hospice, Inc. (PRH) The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc.
10536-Denial, to establish a new hospice program, Pasco County, PruittHealth Hospice – 5A, LLC (PRH) The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc.
10537-Approval, to establish a new hospice program, Pasco County, Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care of Pasco County, LLC, (PRH) Compassionate Care Hospice of Pasco, Inc.
10537-Approval, to establish a new hospice program, Pasco County, Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care of Pasco County, LLC, (PRH) The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc.
10538-Denial, to establish a new hospice program, Pasco County, The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc., (PRH) same as applicant
10539-Denial, to establish a new hospice program, Pasco County, Tidewell Hospice, Inc., (PRH) The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc.
10540-Denial, to establish a new hospice program, Pasco County, VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Florida, (PRH) The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc.
10541-Denial, to establish a new 24 Bed Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disables, Hardee County, Sunrise Community, Inc., (PRH) same as applicant