TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration on Friday d enied a license for a new Pensacola abortion clinic , rejecting a recommendation by an administrative law judge who said the application should be approved.
Agency Secretary Jason Weida signed a 49-page final order that cited a “pattern of deficient performance” at a now-closed Louisiana clinic with ties to the proposed Pensacola facility .
Administrative Law Judge Yolonda Green on Aug. 28 recommended that a license should be issued to July Medical Services, LLC, which applied in March 2023 to operate a clinic that would provide abortions and other services, such as ultrasounds, contraception and counseling.
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July Medical Services, which does business as Hope Medical of Pensacola, sought a hearing before an administrative law judge after the Agency for Health Care Administration said last year it would deny the license. Under administrative law, Green’s ruling was a recommended order that had to go back to the agency for a final decision.