The Agency for Health Care Administration has received the following petitions for administrative hearings as of the close of business on March 27, 2009, 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)

10036    Approval, establish a hospice program, Area 6B, Compassionate Care Hospice of Miami – Dade, Inc. d/b/a Compassionate Care Hospice, (PRH) Good Shepherd Hospice, Inc.

10036    Approval, establish a hospice program, Area 6B, Compassionate Care Hospice of Miami – Dade, Inc. d/b/a Compassionate Care Hospice, (PRH) Odyssey Healthcare of Collier County, Inc.

10036    Approval, establish a hospice program, Area 6B, Compassionate Care Hospice of Miami – Dade, Inc. d/b/a Compassionate Care Hospice, (PRH) Hope Hospice and Community Services, Inc.

10037    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Area 6B, Memorial Hospital – Flagler, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital HospiceCare (PRH) Good Shepherd Hospice, Inc.

10037    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Area 6B, Memorial Hospital – Flagler, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital HospiceCare (PRH) Odyssey Healthcare of Collier County, Inc.

10037    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Area 6B, Memorial Hospital – Flagler, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital HospiceCare (PRH) Hope Hospice and Community Services, Inc.

10038    Denial, establish a hospice program, Area 6B, Odyssey HealthCare of Collier County, Inc., d/b/a Odyssey HealthCare of Central Florida (PRH) same as applicant.

10038    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Area 6B, Odyssey HealthCare of Collier County, Inc., d/b/a Odyssey HealthCare of Central Florida, (PRH) Good Shepherd Hospice, Inc.

10038    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Area 6B, Odyssey HealthCare of Collier County, Inc., d/b/a Odyssey HealthCare of Central Florida, (PRH) Hope Hospice and Community Services, Inc.

10042    Denial, establish a hospice program, Area 11, Compassionate Care Hospice of Miami Dade, Inc., (PRH) same as applicant.

10043    Approval, establish a hospice program, Area 11, HCR Manor Care Services of Florida II, Inc. (PRH) Compassionate Care Hospice of Miami Dade, Inc.

10044    Approval, establish a pediatric heart transplantation program at Memorial Regional Hospital, Broward County, South Broward Hospital District, (PRH) Public Health Trust of Miami – Dade County, Florida.