Scope Statements
Children and Families
Subject
Revises Chapters
DCF 101 and
201, relating to Wisconsin Works' and Wisconsin Shares' disregard of temporary census income.
Policy Analysis
The proposed rule will exclude income earned from temporary employment with the U.S. Census Bureau in determining W-2 and child care eligibility and child care copayments. This exclusion will apply for up to 12 weeks per year.
Encouraging W-2 participants to work for the Census Bureau by ensuring that benefits will not be lost is critical to the Census Bureau's work. It is important to the Census to employ workers from neighborhoods that have historically been undercounted. W-2 participants can play vital roles in establishing an accurate count, which affects Wisconsin's congressional representation and federal funding distribution.
Statutory Authority
Comparison with Federal Regulations
In general, a copayment is required from families receiving a child care subsidy.
Entities Affected by the Rule
Low-income families with children.
Estimate of Time Needed to Develop the Rule
40 hours.
Contact Information
Rose Prochazka
Bureau of Working Families
(608) 267-7398
Health Services
Subject
Revises Chapter
DHS 124, relating to hospital satellite emergency departments and forfeiture assessments for violations of s.
50.375, Stats.
Objective of the Rule
To establish standards for emergency care provided at a satellite location; to specify standards relating to direct forfeiture assessments for a hospital's violation of s.
50.375 (2) or
(3), Stats., relating to emergency contraception to sexual assault victims; to remove the existing rule requirements relating to anatomical gifts and replace the provisions with a cross-reference to the applicable provisions relating to anatomical gifts under s.
157.06 (14m), Stats.; and to include the requirements under s.
50.36,
(5), Stats., relating to the training and proficiency of hospital personnel in the use of automated external defibrillators.
Policy Analysis
Increasing interest from hospitals to make emergency care accessible through satellite locations has created the need for regulations for hospital emergency care satellite departments. The department intends to propose standards for the health, safety and welfare of patients receiving care in satellite emergency departments that include standards for provided services and the number and qualifications of personnel. There are no existing rules for hospital emergency care satellite facilities.
The Department also proposes to directly assess forfeitures, as permitted under s.
50.389, Stats., against hospitals that violate s.
50.375 (2) and
(3), Stats., relating to emergency contraception for sexual assault victims. The Department proposes to add provisions to the rule that will establish parameters, including factors to consider and forfeiture amounts, for the Department to use when assessing a forfeiture. There are no existing rules relating to forfeiture assessments for a hospital's violation relating to emergency contraception for sexual assault victims.
Statutory Authority
Comparison with Federal Regulations
Federal conditions of participation in Medicare that apply specifically to hospitals are in
42 CFR Part 482. These regulations establish condition and standards for the operation of hospitals that provide acute care service to patients. State and federal requirement for hospitals both address facility management, medical staff provision of health services and physical environment requirements. State requirement augment more general federal regulation by providing specificity in certain areas.
Entities Affected by the Rule
The entities that may be affected by these proposed rules are hospitals.
Estimate of Time Needed to Develop the Rule
The Department estimates that it will take approximately 1,000 hours of staff time to promulgate the proposed changes to ch.
DHS 124.
Contact Information
Pat Benesh
Division of Quality Assurance
(608) 264-9896
Health Services
Subject
Revises Chapter
DHS 178, relating to campgrounds.
Objective of the Rule
To update rules relating to campgrounds, including removing outdated language and provisions, and adding new language and provisions.
Policy Analysis
The Department of Health Services (Department) licenses and regulates public campgrounds under ch.
DHS 178. The Department has not significantly modified ch.
DHS 178 since 1985. Since that time, the camping industry has changed significantly.
Statutory Authority
Comparison with Federal Regulations
There appear to be no existing or proposed federal regulations that address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rules.
Entities Affected by the Rule
Campground owners.
Estimate of Time Needed to Develop the Rule
