Planning areas are the same as those for medical-surgical and pediatric care.
For freestanding emergency center medical services, all ages.
The minimum operational capacity for each treatment station in an FEC is 5.5 patients per day (2000 patient visits per year) based upon 24-hour availability.
No formula need determination for the establishment of a freestanding emergency center medical service category of service or the number of treatment stations has been established. Need shall be established pursuant to the applicable review criteria of 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1110.
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 1100.800
Added at 32 Ill. Reg. 12321, effective July 18, 2008