Trust Care Health Services v. Agency for Health Care Administration

This is an appeal of an order denying a Home Health Agency Application for Change of Ownership. The question is whether the appellee Agency for Health Care Administration (“AHCA”) correctly interpreted the standard form application and the regulatory statute. As the Agency’s interpretation is contrary to the plain language of the questionnaire and the statute, we should reverse the order now before us.

In 2006, the appellant Trust Care Health Services, Inc. was granted a license to operate a home health agency in Virginia Gardens, Florida.6 In 2007, the then owner sold all of the stock of…