Copies of emergency rule orders can be obtained from the promulgating agency. The text of current emergency rules can be viewed at www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code.
Beginning with rules filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau in 2008, the Legislative Reference Bureau will assign a number to each emergency rule filed, for the purpose of internal tracking and reference. The number will be in the following form: EmR0801. The first 2 digits indicate the year of filing and the last 2 digits indicate the chronological order of filing during the year.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
This emergency rule was approved by the governor on March 27, 2012.
The scope statement for this rule, SS
002-12, was approved by the Governor on January 9, 2012, published in
Register No. 673, on January 31, 2012, and approved by the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection on February 22, 2012.
Finding of Emergency
Enactment of a rule is necessary to establish criteria the department will use to make determinations for grants, loans or other forms of financial assistance to dairy producers to promote and develop the dairy industry. An emergency rule is needed to ensure that funds are used to assist dairy producers during the first year of the annual appropriation as permanent rules cannot be adopted in time to provide the basis for grant determinations for the first year appropriations.
Publication Date:
March 30, 2012
Effective Dates:
March 30, 2012 through
August 26, 2012
Children and Families
Exemption from Finding of Emergency
Section
14m (b) of
2009 Wisconsin Act 335 provides that the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under s.
48.625 (1g), Stats., as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency.
Section 14m (b) also provides that notwithstanding s.
227.24 (1) (c) and
(2), Stats., an emergency rule promulgated under s.
48.625 (1g), Stats., remains in effect until the permanent rules promulgated under s.
48.625 (1g), Stats., take effect.
Publication Date:
September 2, 2010
Effective Dates:
September 2, 2010 through
the date permanent rules
become effective
Hearing Date:
October 21, 2010
Employment Relations Commission (2)
These emergency rules were approved by the governor on September 13, 2011.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
004-11, was approved by the governor on July 20, 2011, published in
Register 667, on July 31, 2011, and approved by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission as required by s.
227.135 (2) on August 15, 2011.
Finding of Emergency
Publication Date:
September 15, 2011
Effective Dates:
September 15, 2011 thru
February 12, 2012
Extension Through:
June 11, 2012
Hearing Date:
February 2, 2012
This emergency rule was approved by the governor on March 30, 2012.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
005-11, was approved by the governor on
August 31, 2011, published in
Register No. 669, on
September 14, 2011, and approved by the Employment Relations Commission on
September 19, 2011.
Finding of Emergency
An emergency exists because the public peace, health, safety and welfare necessitate putting these rules in effect so that the State of Wisconsin and municipal employers can proceed to bargain over base wages with labor organizations that represent State and municipal employees.
Publication Date:
April 19, 2012
Effective Dates:
April 19, 2012 through
September 15, 2012
Health Services
emergency_rules EmR1204
EmR1204 — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services hereby adopts emergency rules to create
section DHS 115.05 (3), relating to fees for screening newborns for congenital and metabolic disorders and other services.
This emergency rule was approved by the governor on April 19, 2012.
The Statement of Scope for this rule, SS
033-11, was approved by the governor on
October 25, 2011, published in
Register No. 671, on
November 14, 2011 and approved by the Department of Health Services Secretary, Dennis G. Smith, effective
November 25, 2011.
Exemption from Finding of Emergency
The legislature by
2011 Wisconsin Act 32, SECTION
9121 (9) provides an exemption from a finding of emergency to adopt these emergency rules. The exemption is as follows:
2011 Wisconsin Act 32, SECTION
9121 (9) CONGENITAL DISORDER TESTING FEES; RULES. Using the procedure under section
227.24 of the statutes, the Department of Health Services shall promulgate rules required under section
253.13 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under section
253.13 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section
227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject to extension under section
227.24 (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section
227.24 (1) (a),
(2) (b), and
(3) of the statutes, the Department of Health Services is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
Publication Date:
May 4, 2012
Effective Dates:
May 4, 2012 through September 30, 2012
Hearing Date:
May 25, 2012
Insurance (2)
This emergency rule was approved by the governor on November 3, 2011.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
027-11 Ch.
Ins 18, was approved by the governor on September 30, 2011, published in
Register No. 670, on October 14, 2011, and approved by the Commissioner Theodore Nickel on October 26, 2011.
Finding of Emergency
The Commissioner of Insurance finds that an emergency exists and that the attached proposed emergency rule is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare. Portions of Wisconsin's insurance law and regulations governing grievances and independent review processes are in conflict with federal law and regulation following the amendment of
42 USC 300gg 19 (a) and (b), as implemented by
45 CFR 147.136, as amended. Therefore, the Commissioner, pursuant to s.
631.01 (5), Stats., has determined that it is in the interest of the State of Wisconsin, Wisconsin insureds and the public to exempt insurers, certified independent review organizations and self-insured governmental health plans that elect to comply with ch.
Ins 18, Wis. Adm. Code, as revised, from being required to comply with provisions contained in s.
632.83 and
632.835, Stats., that are inconsistent with
42 USC 300gg-19 (a) and (b), and
45 CFR 147.136 et seq., as amended.
Facts constituting the emergency arise from the desire for the State of Wisconsin to retain jurisdiction and regulatory control over the grievance and the independent review processes and independent review organizations operating in the state. The Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services issued interim final regulations and guidance, most recently released late June 2011. The regulations require states that desire to retain regulatory oversight of the grievance and independent external review processes, to demonstrate compliance with the federal internal appeal and external review laws and regulations to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (“CCIIO"). The Commissioner received notice on July 29, 2011, from CCIIO that Wisconsin's current regulatory oversight is not compliant.
The Commissioner has requested reconsideration of that initial determination, however, to ensure retention of regulatory oversight of the grievance and independent external review processes revisions to ch.
Ins 18, Wis. Adm. Code, must be made and be applicable for claims arising on or after January 1, 2012. Assembly Bill 210 has been introduced, a bill that repeals inconsistent provisions in accordance with federal requirements, but it is unlikely that AB 210 will be enrolled within the reconsideration timeframe. Therefore the Commissioner is proposing this emergency rule to comply with the federal requirements in order to retain regulatory jurisdiction of grievance and independent review processes.
Publication Date:
November 16, 2011
Effective Dates:
November 16, 2011 through April 13, 2012
Repealed by EmR1119: December 29, 2011
This emergency rule was approved by the governor on December 27, 2011.
The statement of scope SS
045-11 was approved by the governor on December 1, 2011, and published December 14, 2011 in
Register No. 672. The statement of scope was signed by Commissioner Nickel on December 24, 2011.
Finding of Emergency
The Commissioner of Insurance finds that an emergency exists and that the attached proposed emergency rule is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare. Emergency Rule 1117 (
EmR1117), was effective November 16, 2011 and is to be first applicable on January 1, 2012.
EmR1117 contained provisions modifying Wisconsin's insurance regulations governing grievances and independent review processes to comply with federal law provisions of
42 USC 300gg 19 (a) and (b), as implemented by 45 CR 147.136, as amended. It has been determined that this may not be in the best interest of the state.
The proposed emergency rule will repeal
EmR1117 in its entirety and maintain Wisconsin's prior existing regulations and oversight of the grievance and independent review process. To avoid full implementation of
EmR1117 and industry and consumer confusion, the Commissioner has determined that this emergency rule must be effective prior to January 1, 2012.
Publication Date:
December 29, 2011
Effective Dates:
December 29, 2011 through May 26, 2012
Hearing Date:
January 26, 2012
Justice
This emergency rule was approved by the governor on October 14, 2011.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
009-11, was approved by the governor on
August 4, 2011, published in
Register No. 668, on
August 31, 2011, and approved by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on
September 12, 2011.
Finding of Emergency
Section
100 (1) of
2011 Wis. Act 35 expressly authorizes and requires DOJ to use the emergency rulemaking procedures of s.
227.24, Stats., to promulgate the emergency rule required under s.
165.25 (12), Stats., and further provides that DOJ is not required to provide evidence that promulgating this rule as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare.
Publication Date:
October 25, 2011
Effective Dates:
November 1, 2011 through March 29, 2012
Extension Through:
May 28, 2012
Natural Resources (2)
Fish, Game, etc., Chs.
NR 1—
Exemption from Finding of Emergency
Section
227.24 (1) (a), Stats., authorizes state agencies to promulgate a rule as an emergency rule without complying with the notice, hearing and publication requirements under Ch.
227, Stats., if preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare necessitates putting the rule into effect prior to the time it would take effect if the agency complied with the procedures. However, s.
23.22 (2t) (a), Stats., authorizes the department to promulgate emergency rules to identify, classify, or control an invasive species without having to provide evidence that an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare or to provide a finding of emergency.
In addition, such emergency rules may remain in effect until whichever of the following occurs first: the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of the emergency rule, the effective date of the repeal of the emergency rule, or the date on which the permanent rule identifying, classifying, or controlling the invasive species, promulgated under s. 23.22 (2) (b) 6., Stats., takes effect.
Publication Date:
December 13, 2010
Effective Dates:
December 13, 2010 through
See bold text above
This emergency rule was approved by the governor on April 26, 2012.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
046-11, was approved by the governor on
December 2, 2011, published in
Register No. 672 on
December 31, 2011 and approved by the Natural Resources Board on
February 22, 2012.
Finding of Emergency
The department is aware that several ATV trails in Wisconsin overlap existing roads. From the onset of the program, these overlapping paths were identified as trails, signed accordingly, and were eligible to receive ATV grant funds. A few years ago, the ORV Advisory Council and WI County Forestry Association proposed that the department revise Ch.
NR 64 to accommodate paths used by both ATVs and motor vehicles. These trail-route combinations – also called hybrid trails but commonly referred to as “troutes" – will be eligible for future maintenance grant funding at the current rate if it can be shown that the hybrid trails (“troute") existed prior to the effective date of this rule.
This emergency rule will establish a new category of all-terrain trail commonly called a “troute", or a trail-route combination, that provides a connector between trails and allows grant funding for these unique trails. An emergency rule is needed because we anticipate that the permanent rule revisions to Ch.
NR 64 that will include troutes will not be effective until Sept 2012, at the earliest. Without this emergency rule, DNR will not be able to award grants to project sponsors for ATV “troutes" in July 2012, as is our practice. About one-third of the trails in northern Wisconsin are “troutes" and have been funded as trails since the program started. Our partners count upon grant funds for troute maintenance.
