A "Freestanding Emergency Department" or "FED" is a new institutional health service requiring a Certificate of Need under Alabama law. In addition to other applicable criteria, all proposed FEDs must demonstrate, through substantial evidence, that their project will meet all the requirements for licensure under Ala. Admin. Code r 420-5-9, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 410-2-4-.16
Author: Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC)
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-21-260(13), (15).