A freestanding emergency department (FSED) means a facility that provides emergency services twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week on an outpatient basis, is physically separate from a hospital, and meets the staffing and service requirements of Section 376 of these rules. A FSED is located within thirty-five (35) miles of the hospital that owns or controls it. An FSED is owned by a hospital with a dedicated emergency department that also meets the staffing and service requirements found in Section 376 of these rules.
Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.14.374