Suarez v. Port Charlotte HMA, LLC

Iala Suarez appeals the circuit court’s determination that it lacked jurisdiction to resolve the dispute between Suarez and the Agency for Health Care Administration regarding the amount the agency was entitled to recover for past medical expenses from Suarez’s settlement with a third-party defendant in her action for medical malpractice. We agree with the circuit court’s application of section 409.910(17)(b), Florida Statutes (2013), and hold that the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to consider Suarez’s motion for a determination of the amount of the Medicaid lien. For the reasons stated…