El Ponce de Leon Convalescent Center v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

This is an appeal from a final order of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) denying El Ponce de Leon Convalescent Center’s (El Ponce) request for an interim rate increase. We affirm on the authority of Greynolds Park Manor, Inc. v. State, 496 So.2d 164 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986) (HRS’s interpretation of Florida Administrative Code Rule 10C-7.-48(6)(i) prohibiting retroactive payments for a closed cost reporting period upheld).

El Ponce’s alternative argument is that HRS is estopped from denying the rate increase due to alleged representations made by certain key HRS employees.…