STATE v. SMATHERS

No. 1D17-4239.

264 So.3d 256 (2019)

STATE of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration, Appellant, v. Michael Lee SMATHERS, II, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley Brooke Moody , Attorney General, and Elizabeth Teegen , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

John H. Pelzer of Greenspoon Marder LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee.


After Michael Lee Smathers obtained a settlement in a personal injury lawsuit, the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) asserted a lien against the settlement proceeds for reimbursement of medical assistance provided to Smathers under the Medicaid program. Smathers filed a petition with the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH...

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