Seven Things To Know When You Receive A Notice Of Investigation From The Department Of Health

Appellate Practice Including Appeals of ESOs, Appeals of Final Orders, Appeals of Revocations, Appeals of Veterans Cases

The attorneys of The Health Law Firm have in excess of 30 years of experience in handling appeals of state and federal court cases, including Final Orders and other decisions of administrative agencies on behalf of health care professionals and facilities.

Our attorneys are admitted to all state and federal courts in Florida as well as most of the federal courts in Washington, D.C.

We routinely handle appeals of Florida Circuit Court decisions and the decisions of Florida administrative agencies, including the Florida Department of Health (DOH), the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), and the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), including Emergency Suspension Orders (ESOs) and Orders of Moratorium.

Whether it is a Final Order on a regulatory matter or a hospital licensure matter from the Agency for Health Care Administration, an appeal of a Medicaid Cost Reimbursement Report, or an adverse decision from a Board of Medicine or Board of Nursing case, we have done it. We have also handled appeals in federal court cases to the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, among others.

For a chart depicting the Florida Department of Health investigation process, click here.

For an example of a Florida Circuit Court of Appeal decision on behalf of a nursing home which one of our attorneys represented, please see Beverly Enterprises-Florida, Inc. v. Olvera, 734 So. 2d 589 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999), or click here (PDF).

For a copy of a Motion for Appellate Attorney’s Fees in a Florida Court of Appeal case in which we represented a Medicaid beneficiary click here.

For a copy of the Florida Appellate Court’s decision in which we were awarded our attorney’s fees against a state agency (the Florida Department of Children and Families or DCF), click here (PDF).

For an example of a decision in a federal case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in which we represented a psychologist, click here (PDF).

For an example of a petition for appellate review of a non-final order we filed with the Florida District Court of Appeal on behalf of a hospital against the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) when AHCA suspended the hospital’s license, click here (PDF).

The courts in which our attorneys are authorized to practice include the following:

United States Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.
United States Court of Military Appeals, Washington, D.C.
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Washington, D.C.
United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, Washington, D.C.
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, New Orleans, Louisiana.
United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Atlanta, Georgia.
United States Tax Court, Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Washington, D.C.
Florida Supreme Court, Tallahassee, Florida.
All Florida appellate courts.
Louisiana Supreme Court, New Orleans, Louisiana.
All Louisiana state appellate courts.