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 March 28, 2008, 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)

9999       Denial, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, Adventa Hospice Services of Florida, Inc., (PRH) Same as applicant

9999       Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, Adventa Hospice Services of Florida, Inc., (PRH) Compassionate Care Hospice of Florida, Inc.

9999       Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, Adventa Hospice Services of Florida, Inc., (PRH) Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida, Inc.

10000    Denial, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, Compassionate Care Hospice of Florida, Inc., (PRH) same as applicant

10000    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, Compassionate Care Hospice of Florida, Inc., (PRH) Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida, Inc.

10001    Supports denial, establish a hospice program County, Volusia County, Crown Hospice, Inc., (PRH) Compassionate Care Hospice of Florida, Inc.

10001    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, Crown Hospice, Inc., (PRH) Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida, Inc.

10002    Denial, establish a hospice program, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, HCR Manor Care Services of Florida, Inc., (PRH) same as applicant

10002    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, HCR Manor Care Services of Florida, Inc., (PRH) Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida, Inc.

10002    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, HCR Manor Care Services of Florida, Inc., (PRH) Compassionate Care Hospice of Florida, Inc.

10004    Approval, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, North Central Florida Hospice, Inc., (PRH) Compassionate Care Hospice of Florida, Inc.

10004    Approval, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, North Central Florida Hospice, Inc., (PRH) Adventa Hospice Services of Florida, Inc.

10004    Approval, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, North Central Florida Hospice, Inc., (PRH) HCR Manor Care Services of Florida

10004    Approval, establish a hospice program, Volusia County, North Central Florida Hospice, Inc., (PRH) Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Central Florida, Inc.

10008    Denial, establish a 20 bed skilled nursing facility through the delicensure of 20 skilled nursing facility beds at St. Anne’s, Dade County, Villa Maria Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., (PRH) same as applicant