Colonnade Medical Center, Inc. v. State, Agency for Health Care Administration

Colonnade Medical Center, Inc. (Colonnade) appeals a final order of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) ordering it to remit $49,965.30 in Medicaid overpayments. We affirm.

Colonnade operates a nursing home. Under chapter 7 of the institutional provider handbook, a nursing home may apply for supplemental payment for Medicaid recipients with AIDS, known as “H” supplemental payments, provided that certain prerequisites are met. The individual must be diagnosed as HIV positive, have laboratory confirmation of a reactive screening test for HIV antibodies, and must be receiving active…