Miscellaneous

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Certificate of Need
NOTICE OF LITIGATION
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59C-1.012: Administrative Hearing Procedures

The Agency for Health Care Administration has received the following petitions for administrative hearings as of the close of business on July 20, 2007, 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)

9975        Approval, establish an 80 bed Class I acute care hospital, Pasco County, Pasco-Pinellas Hillsborough Community Health System, Inc., (PRH) New Port Richey Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Community Hospital of New Port Richey

9975        Approval, establish an 80 bed Class I acute care hospital, Pasco County, Pasco-Pinellas Hillsborough Community Health System, Inc., (PRH) BayCare of Southeast Pasco, Inc.

9975        Supports approval, establish an 80 bed Class I acute care hospital, Pasco County, Pasco-Pinellas Hillsborough Community Health System, Inc., (PRH) same as applicant

9977        Denial, establish a 130 bed Class I acute care hospital, Pasco County, BayCare of Southeast Pasco, Inc., (PRH) same as applicant

9977        Supports denial, establish a 130 bed Class I acute care hospital, Pasco County, BayCare of Southeast Pasco, Inc., (PRH) New Port Richey Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Community Hospital of New Port Richey

9978        Approval, establish a 5 bed Level II NICU, Orange County, The Nemours Foundation, (PRH) Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital

9978        Approval, establish a 5 bed Level II NICU, Orange County, The Nemours Foundation, (PRH) Orlando Regional Healthcare System

9979        Approval, establish an 82 bed Class II children’s hospital, Orange County, The Nemours Foundation, (PRH) Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital

9979        Approval, establish an 82 bed Class II children’s hospital, Orange County, The Nemours Foundation, (PRH) Orlando Regional Healthcare System

9980        Approval, establish an 8 bed Level III NICU, Orange County, The Nemours Foundation, (PRH) Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital

9980        Approval, establish an 8 bed Level III NICU, Orange County, The Nemours Foundation, (PRH) Orlando Regional Healthcare System

9981        Approval, construct an 80 bed hospital, St. Lucie County, Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc. (PRH) HCA Health Services of Florida, Inc. d/b/a St. Lucie Medical Center and Lawnwood Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Lawnwood Regional Medical Center