Thursday, October 22, 1998
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Relating to rental unit energy efficiency standards.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, October 13, 1998.
To committee on Housing.
Referred on October 20, 1998.
Relating to public employe safety and health.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, October 15, 1998.
To committee on Labor and Employment
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Referred on October 22, 1998.
Relating to charges for submission of proof of insurance.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, October 19, 1998.
To committee on Highways and Transportation
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Referred on October 22, 1998.
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
July 1998
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to section 153.10(1), Wis. Stat., we are please to submit to the Governor and to the Legislature the quarterly Health Care Data Report. This report is based on hospital inpatient discharge data reported to the Office of Health Care Information by all operating general medical-surgical and specialty hospitals in Wisconsin for the first quarter of 1997. It also contains selected ambulatory surgery utilization and charge data from general medical-surgical hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Wisconsin during the same quarter.
This report fulfills the statutory requirement to report "in a manner that permits comparisons among hospitals ... the charges for up to 100 health care services or diagnostic-related groups selected by the office."
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Rudolph, Ph.D.
Director, OHCI
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
July 1998
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to section 153.10(1), Wis. Stat., we are please to submit to the Governor and to the Legislature the quarterly Health Care Data Report. This report is based on hospital inpatient discharge data reported to the Office of Health Care Information by all operating general medical-surgical and specialty hospitals in Wisconsin for the second quarter of 1997. It also contains selected ambulatory surgery utilization and charge data from general medical-surgical hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Wisconsin during the same quarter.
This report fulfills the statutory requirement to report "in a manner that permits comparisons among hospitals ... the charges for up to 100 health care services or diagnostic-related groups selected by the office."
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Rudolph, Ph.D.
Director, OHCI
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Financial Institutions
Madison
October 15, 1998
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
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Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes 15.04(d) I am transmitting to you a copy of the Department of Financial Institutions Annual Report for 1997. While I am providing a printed copy of this report, it is accessible to all members of the Legislature and the public through our internet site. It is located at:
DFI is committed to firm and fair regulation and to protecting the consumers who use the services of our state's financial institutions. Outlined in this year's report are details of the final consolidation of the Department, a successful legislative agenda and a financial industry that is healthy, growing and helping Wisconsin get ready for the next millennium.
I hope you will find this report useful. If I can provide any further information concerning our financial institutions and regulation, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Richard l. Dean
Secretary, DFI
Referred to committee on Financial Institutions.