45th Street Mental Health Center, Inc. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

WENTWORTH, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of a Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (DHRS) order by which its audit payback liability for fiscal year 1982-83 was determined. Appellant raises several issues on appeal: 1) whether the hearing officer erred in finding that DHRS properly applied Chapter 10E-14, Florida Administrative Code, on and after its effective date to the last three quarters of the contract period; 2) whether the hearing officer erred in finding that DHRS properly characterized Medicaid funds as grant dollars rather than as fees for services, thereby requiring…