Miscellaneous

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Certificate of Need
NOTICE OF LITIGATION

The Agency for Health Care Administration has received the following petitions for administrative hearings as of the close of business on January 12, 2012, 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 Rule 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)

10004        Denial, modification of conditions (establish a new hospice program), Service Area 4B, North Central Florida Hospice, Inc. d/b/a Haven Hospice, (PRH) same as applicant

10125        Approval, establish a 100 bed acute care general hospital, Duval County, Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Inc., (PRH) Memorial Healthcare Group, Inc. d/b/a Memorial Hospital Jacksonville

10126        Approval, establish a 10 bed adult psychiatric hospital, St. Johns County, Avanti Wellness Treatment Center, LLC, (PRH) TBJ Behavioral Center, LLC d/b/a River Point Behavioral Health and Wekiva Springs Center, LLC d/b/a Wekiva Springs Center for Women

10127        Denial, establish a 50 bed comprehensive medical rehabilitation specialty hospital, Seminole County, Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Seminole County, LLC, (PRH) same as applicant

10130        Approval, establish an 80 bed acute care general hospital, Palm Beach County, Florida Regional Medical Center, Inc., (PRH) Columbia Hospital (Palm Beaches) Limited Partnership

10130        Approval, establish an 80 bed acute care general hospital, Palm Beach County, Florida Regional Medical Center, Inc., (PRH) Jupiter Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Jupiter Medical Center

10131        Approval, establish a 60 bed adult inpatient psychiatric hospital, Broward County, The Shores Behavioral Hospital, LLC, (PRH) South Broward Hospital District d/b/a Memorial Regional Hospital

10132        Denial, establish a 12 bed inpatient substance abuse program, Broward County, The Shores Behavioral Hospital, Inc., (PRH) same as applicant