Alabama Ass'n of Rescue Squads v. State Department of Public Health

ROBERTSON, Judge.

This appeal follows the trial court’s dismissal of an action against the State Department of Public Health (department).

The action was initiated when the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, in its capacity as operator of Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Services System, and the Southwest Alabama Emergency Medical Services System, Inc., filed a complaint, alleging that the 1989 Emergency Medical Services Quality Assurance Plan (plan) adopted by the department failed to comply with the statutory requirements of § 22-18-3 and § 41-22-5, Code 1975.

The department…