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The conditions under which procurement organizations and their employees can receive department authorization to access the Donor Registry.
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The conditions of use of Donor Registry information.
The department has adopted emergency rules, which will become effective on March 29, 2010, to govern the Donor Registry during the period it will take to promulgate permanent rules.
Comparison with federal regulations
There appear to be no existing or proposed federal regulations that are comparable to the proposed rules.
Comparison with rules in adjacent states
Illinois:
There appears to be no administrative code governing the Illinois donor registry.
Iowa:
Iowa has no administrative code governing its donor registry.
Michigan:
Michigan has no administrative code governing its donor registry.
Minnesota:
Minnesota has no administrative code regarding its donor registry.
Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies
The department reviewed s.
157.06, Stats., worked with the Department of Transportation as required under s.
157.06 (20), Stats., and reviewed donor programs in other states. The department also received comments from its stakeholder advisory group which includes representatives from the following organizations:
1.
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Organ Procurement Organization
2.
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Transplant Program
3.
Wisconsin Donor Network
4.
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
5.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
6.
Aurora Health Care
7.
Life Source of Minnesota
8.
American Tissue Services Foundation, Inc.
9.
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
10.
RTI Donor Services
11.
Wisconsin Tissue Bank
12.
Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin
Small Business Impact
The rules do not affect small businesses.
Small Business Regulatory Coordinator
Rosie Greer
608-266-1279
Fiscal Estimate
Summary
DHS will absorb the costs of maintaining and updating registry functions in the organ donor program budget and will provide grant funding to pay for six months .50 FTE LTE in the Department of Transportation to update driver's records. After that time the work is expected to be no more than 2 hours per week and will be absorbed by existing personnel.
The proposed rule would not affect the revenues or costs of local governments.
The proposed rule would not have a fiscal impact on small businesses over and above the costs imposed for the recovery organizations to conduct criminal background checks on employees who access the registry data. Most of these agencies already do so.
A copy of the full fiscal estimate may be obtained from the department's contact person listed below upon request.
State fiscal effect
Increase costs; may be possible to absorb within agency's budget.
Fund sources affected
PRO.
Local government fiscal effect
None.
Private sector fiscal effect
None.
Long-range fiscal implications
None known.
Agency Contact Person
Martha Mallon
1 W. Wilson Street, Rm. 233
Madison, WI 53701
Phone: (608) 261-6854
Notice of Hearing
Insurance
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That pursuant to the authority granted under s.
601.41 (3), Stats., and the procedures set forth in under s.
227.18, Stats., the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) will hold a public hearing to consider emergency rules and proposed permanent rules revising section
Ins 3.75, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to continuation of group health insurance policies.
Hearing Information
Date: May 5, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter
may be reached
Place: OCI, Room 227
125 South Webster Street, 2nd Floor
Madison, WI
Submission of Written Comments
Written comments can be mailed to:
Robert Luck
Legal Unit — OCI Rule Comment for Rule Ins 375-2
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
PO Box 7873
Madison WI 53707-7873
Written comments can be hand delivered to:
Robert Luck
Legal Unit - OCI Rule Comment for Rule Ins 375-2
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
125 South Webster St – 2nd Floor
Madison WI 53703-3474
Comments can be emailed to:
Robert Luck
Comments submitted through the Wisconsin Administrative Rule Web site at: http://adminrules. wisconsin.gov on the proposed rule will be considered.
The deadline for submitting comments is 4:00 p.m. on the 14th day after the date for the hearing stated in this Notice of Hearing.
Copies of Proposed Rules
A copy of the full text of the proposed rule changes, analysis and fiscal estimate may be obtained from the OCI internet Web site at
http://oci.wi.gov/ocirules.htm or by contacting:
Inger Williams, OCI
Public Information and Communications
Phone: (608) 264-8110
Address: 125 South Webster St., 2nd Floor
Madison, WI 53703-3474
