Ex Parte Traylor Nursing Home, Inc.

Traylor Nursing Home, Inc. (hereinafter "Traylor"), sued the Alabama Statewide Health Coordinating Council for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, alleging that it had violated the Alabama Administrative Procedures Act. Ala. Code 1975, §41-22-10 (1982 Repl.Vol.).1 Traylor sought to determine whether an amendment to the State health plan constituted a "rule" within the definition set forth in Ala. Code 1975, § 41-22-3(9) (1982 Repl.Vol.). The Montgomery County Circuit Court entered judgment against Traylor, finding that the amendment to the State health plan was not a rule within the…