The Agency for Health Care Administration has received the following petitions for administrative hearings as of the close of business on March 26, 2010, 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)

10061    Supports Denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Compassionate Care Hospice of Florida, Inc. (PRH) HCR Manor Care Services of Florida, Inc. d/b/a Odyssey Healthcare of Central Florida.

10061    Supports Denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Compassionate Care Hospice of Florida, Inc. (PRH) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc.

10061    Supports Denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Compassionate Care Hospice of Florida, Inc. (PRH) United Hospice ofFlorida, Inc.

10061    Supports Denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Compassionate Care Hospice of Florida, Inc. (PRH) North Central Florida Hospice, Inc. d/b/a Haven Hospice.

10062    Supports Denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Odyssey Healthcare of Collier County, Inc. d/b/a Odyssey Healthcare of Central Florida (PRH) HCR Manor Care Services of Florida, Inc.

10062    Supports Denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Odyssey Healthcare of Collier County, Inc. d/b/a Odyssey Healthcare of Central Florida, (PRH) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc.

10062    Supports Denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Odyssey Healthcare of Collier County, Inc. d/b/a Odyssey Healthcare of Central Florida (PRH) United Hospice of Florida, Inc.

10062    Supports Denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Odyssey Healthcare of Collier County, Inc. d/b/a Odyssey Healthcare of Central Florida (PRH) North Central Florida Hospice, Inc. d/b/a Haven Hospice.

10063    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Seasons Palliative Care of Florida, Inc. (PRH) HCR Manor Care Services ofFlorida, Inc.

10063    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Seasons Palliative Care of Florida, Inc. (PRH) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc.

10063    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Seasons Palliative Care of Florida, Inc. (PRH) United Hospice of Florida, Inc.

10063    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, Seasons Palliative Care of Florida, Inc. (PRH) North Central Florida Hospice, Inc. d/b/a Haven Hospice.

10064    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, United Hospice of Florida, Inc. (PRH) HCR Manor Care Services of Florida, Inc.

10064    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, United Hospice of Florida, Inc. (PRH) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc.

10064    Denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, United Hospice of Florida, Inc. (PRH) same as applicant.

10064    Denial, establish a hospice program, Duval County, United Hospice of Florida, Inc. (PRH) North Central Florida Hospice, Inc. d/b/a Haven Hospice.

10065    Approval, establish a hospice program Duval County, Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Florida (PRH) HCR Manor Care Services of Florida, Inc.

10065    Approval, establish a hospice program Duval County, Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Florida (PRH) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc.

10065    Approval, establish a hospice program Duval County, Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Florida (PRH) United Hospice of Florida, Inc.

10065    Approval, establish a hospice program Duval County, Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Florida, (PRH) North Central Florida Hospice, Inc. d/b/a Haven Hospice.

10066    Approval, establish a hospice program, Pinellas County, HPH South, Inc., (PRH) The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast d/b/a Suncoast Hospice.

10068    Supports Denial, establish a hospice program, Pinellas County, Odyssey Healthcare of Collier County, Inc. d/b/a Odyssey Healthcare of Central Florida (PRH) The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast d/b/a Suncoast Hospice.

10069    Supports denial, establish a hospice program, Orange County, Catholic Hospice of Central Florida, Inc., (PRH) United Hospice of Florida, Inc.

10070    Approval, establish a hospice program, Orange County, Memorial Hospital – Flagler, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital HospiceCare (PRH) United Hospice of Florida, Inc.

10071    Supports Denial, establish a hospice program, Orange County, Odyssey Healthcare of Collier County, Inc. d/b/a Odyssey Healthcare of Central Florida (PRH) United Hospice of Florida, Inc.

10072    Denial, establish a hospice program, Orange County, United Hospice of Florida, Inc. (PRH) same as applicant.