Halifax Hospital Medical Center v. State, Agency for Health Care Administration

This cause is before us on appeal from an order of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) which found no material issue of fact to justify a formal administrative hearing and dismissed Halifax Hospital’s petition. Because there does remain a material issue of fact, we reverse.

Halifax filed a petition for formal administrative hearing challenging two of the agency’s proposed actions. The first action challenged was the agency’s intent to reclassify Halifax’s license; the second was the agency’s alleged termination of Halifax’s entitlement to seek Medicaid reimbursement based on…