Text of Rule
SECTION 1. Chir 3.09 is created to read:
Chir 3.09 CPR certification. Every chiropractor shall maintain certification in CPR.
SECTION 2. Chir 5.01 (1) is renumbered Chir 5.01 (1) (a).
SECTION 3. Chir 5.01 (1) (b), (c) and (d) are created to read:
Chir 5.01 (1) (b) Of the 40 continuing education credit hours in sub. (1) (a), beginning in the 2-year license registration period from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001, every chiropractor shall complete at least 6 continuing education credit hours in radiology.
(c) Of the 40 continuing education credit hours in sub. (1) (a), beginning in the 2-year license registration period from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002, every chiropractor shall complete at least 4 continuing education credit hours in ethics, which shall include at least 2 hours in boundary issues.
(d) Continuing education requirements for license renewal apply to the first full 2-year period in which a chiropractor is licensed.
Fiscal Estimate
1. The anticipated fiscal effect on the fiscal liability and revenues of any local unit of government of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
2. The projected anticipated state fiscal effect during the current biennium of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
3. The projected net annualized fiscal impact on state funds of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These proposed rules will be reviewed by the Department through its Small Business Review Advisory Committee to determine whether there will be an economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Copies of Rule and Contact Information
Copies of this proposed rule are available without cost upon request to:
Pamela Haack
Telephone: (608) 266-0495
Office of Administrative Rules
Dept. of Regulation and Licensing
1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 171
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
Notice of Hearings
Commerce
(Tramways, Lifts & Tows,
Ch. Comm 33)
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 101.02 (1) and 101.17, Stats., the Department of Commerce will hold public hearings on proposed rules relating to tramways, lifts and tows.
Analysis of Proposed Rules
Statutory Authority: ss. 101.02 (1) and 101.17
Statutes Interpreted: ss. 101.02 (1) and 101.17
The Division of Safety and Buildings within the Department of Commerce is responsible for protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public by establishing reasonable and effective safety standards for the construction, repair and maintenance of public buildings and places of employment. Chapter Comm 33 contains minimum safety standards for the design, construction, installation, operation and inspection of tramways, lifts and tows.
The proposed rules consist of a complete revision of chapter Comm 33 in order to bring the chapter up to date with current technology and nationally recognized standards. The current chapter Comm 33 consists of the incorporation by reference of the 1992 edition of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Safety Requirements for Passenger Tramways, ANSI B77.1, with several modifications to that standard. The proposed rules incorporate the 1999 edition of the ANSI B77.1 standard, Safety Requirements for Passenger Ropeways.
In addition to the change in terminology to passenger ropeways, the proposed rules include several technical revisions in the current code. Most of the Department modifications to the ANSI standard in the current code are being removed, such as the requirements for additional signs. The current code requirements for inspections are being revised by requiring compliance with the acceptance inspections and load tests requirements in the ANSI standard. The inspection requirements are also being revised to allow periodic inspections to be performed by third party independent inspectors. The proposed rules also include new requirements for a permit to operate.
The proposed rules have been developed with the assistance of the Tramways, Lifts and Tows Code Advisory Council. The members of that citizen advisory council are as follows:
Name Representing
Jim Engel Wis. Ski Industries Association
Jim Hubing National Ski Patrol System
Don McKay Wis. Ski Industries Association
Ted Motschman Wis. Ski Industries Association
Dennis Schulz Ski Industry at Large
Chris Stoddard Insurance Industry
Rob Walz Wis. Ski Industries Association
Hearing Information
October 18, 2000 Room 120
Wednesday Waukesha State Office Bldg.
10:00 a.m. 141 N.W. Barstow Street
Waukesha
October 19, 2000 Room 105
Thursday Eau Claire State Office Bldg.
11:00 a.m. 718 W. Clairemont Ave.
Eau Claire
October 20, 2000 Room 3C
Friday Thompson Commerce Center
10:00 a.m. 201 W. Washington Ave.
Madison
Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearings and present comments on the proposed rules. Persons making oral presentations are requested to submit their comments in writing. Persons submitting comments will not receive individual responses. The hearing record on this proposed rulemaking will remain open until November 3, 2000, to permit submittal of written comments from persons who are unable to attend a hearing or who wish to supplement testimony offered at a hearing.
These hearings are held in accessible facilities. If you have special needs or circumstances that may make communication or accessibility difficult at the hearing, please call (608) 266-8741 or TTY at (608) 264-8777 at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as interpreters, English translators, or materials in audio tape format will, to the fullest extent possible, be made available upon request by a person with a disability.
A copy of the proposed rules may be obtained without cost from Roberta Ward, Department of Commerce, Program Development Bureau, P.O. Box 2689, Madison, Wisconsin 53701-2689, telephone (608) 266-8741 or (608) 264-8777 (TTY), or e-mail at
rward@commerce.state.wi.us. Copies will also be available at the public hearings.
Environmental Analysis
Notice is hereby given that the Department has considered the environmental impact of the proposed rules. In accordance with chapter Comm 1, the proposed rules are a Type III action. A Type III action normally does not have the potential to cause significant environmental effects and normally does not involve unresolved conflicts in the use of available resources. The Department has reviewed these rules and finds no reason to believe that any unusual conditions exist. At this time, the Department has issued this notice to serve as a finding of no significant impact.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
1. Types of small businesses that will be affected by the rules.
The rules will affect any business involved with the ownership or operation of a tramway, lift or tow.
2. Reporting, bookkeeping and other procedures required for compliance with the rules.
The rules require the owner of a tramway, lift or tow to notify the Department by October 1 of each year if the next required periodic inspection is to be performed by a third party independent inspector.
3. Types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rules.
There are no types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rules.
Fiscal Estimate
The Safety and Buildings Division is responsible for administering and enforcing chapter Comm 33. The proposed rules do not contain any changes in the Division's fees charged for administering and enforcing chapter Comm 33. Also, the proposed rules will not create any additional workload costs. Therefore, the proposed rules will not have any fiscal effect on the Division.
Notice of Hearing
Insurance
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the authority granted under s. 601.41(3), Stats., and the procedure set forth in under s. 227.18, Stats., OCI will hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the attached proposed rulemaking order affecting s. Ins 3.39, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to Medicare+Choice, Medicare Supplement and Replacement Policies.
Hearing Information
October 24, 2000 Room 6, OCI
Tuesday 121 East Wilson St.
10:00 a.m., or as soon Madison, WI
thereafter as the matter
may be reached
