HLTH. CARE & RET. CORP. v. TARPON SPRINGS

No. 94-3042, 94-3051, 94-3052 and 94-3057.

671 So.2d 217 (1996)

HEALTH CARE & RETIREMENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA; HCR Limited Partnership; Arbor Health Care Company; the Florida Health Care Association, Inc.; and the Agency for Health Care Administration, Appellants, v. TARPON SPRINGS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC., d/b/a Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital; Florida Hospital Association, Inc., Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Inc.; and St. Anthony's Hospital, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 4, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Wharton, Diane D. Tremor, and Chris H. Bentley of Rose, Sundstrom & Bentley, Tallahassee, for appellant Arbor Health Care Co.; Alfred W. Clark, Tallahassee, for appellants Health Care & Retirement Corp. and HCR Limited Partnership; Peter A. Lewis of Goldsmith & Grout, Tallahassee, for appellant Florida Health Care Association, Inc.; Richard A. Patterson, Tallahassee, for appellant Agency for Health Care Administration, for appellants.

Kenneth F. Hoffman and Patricia A. Renovitch of Oertel, Hoffman, Fernandez & Cole, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellees Tarpon Springs Hospital Foundation and Florida Hospital Association; John D.C. Newton II of Messer, Vickers, Caparello, Madsen, Lewis, Goldman & Metz, Tallahassee, for appellee Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Inc.; Robert D. Newell of Newell & Stahl, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellee St. Anthony's Hospital, Inc., for appellees.


KAHN, Judge.

We have for review consolidated appeals from a final order of the Division of Administrative Hearings finding Rule 59-1.036(1), Florida Administrative Code, an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority. Rule 59-1.036(1), entitled Community Nursing Home Beds, provides in pertinent part:

The community nursing home beds subject to the provisions of this rule include beds licensed by the agency in accordance with Chapter 400, Part I, F...

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