Legal Opinion
Agency for Health Care Administration v. MVP Health, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 2, 2011No. 1D11-1045PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtHawkes, J.
This appeal concerns whether the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) properly found that MVP Health, Inc. (MVP) was entitled to attorney's fees and costs under section 57.111, Florida Statutes (2010). MVP requested fees because it had successfully challenged a decision made by the Agency, for Health Care Administration (AHCA).
In particular, AHCA — the state agency responsible for licensing home health care facilities — had withdrawn an application for licensure filed by MVP as incomplete. AHCA rejected the application as it found MVP had provided insufficient information to verify its…
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