January 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Pursuant to section 153.10(1), Wis. Stat., we are pleased 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 third quarter of 1996. 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.
Deputy Director
Office of Health Care Information
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments under the sixth order of business be placed before consideration of the proposals pending under the eighth order of business.
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Relating to lie detector testing of probationers and parolees who are sex offenders.
Submitted by Department of Corrections.
Report received from Agency, March 24, 1998.
Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs,
March 26, 1998 .
Relating to full-time and part-time open enrollment.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, March 24, 1998.
Referred to committee on Education,
March 26, 1998
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The committee on Insurance, Tourism and Rural Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to HIV testing procedures.
No action taken.
Relating to the joint effort marketing program.
No action taken.
Roger Breske
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
April 1, 1998
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following rules have been published:
Sincerely,
GARY L. POULSON
Deputy Revisor
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By Charles Sanders, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 137
Assembly Bill 163
Assembly Bill 362
Assembly Bill 482
Assembly Bill 492
Assembly Bill 498
Assembly Bill 500
Assembly Bill 567
Assembly Bill 639
Assembly Bill 671
Assembly Bill 701
Assembly Bill 712
Assembly Bill 719
Assembly Bill 724
Assembly Bill 732
Assembly Bill 733
Assembly Bill 790
Assembly Bill 845
Assembly Bill 856
Assembly Bill 858
Assembly Bill 866
Assembly Bill 873
Assembly Bill 874
Assembly Bill 875
Assembly Bill 883
Assembly Bill 912
Assembly Bill 914
Assembly Bill 918
Assembly Bill 919
Assembly Bill 921
Assembly Bill 925
Assembly Bill 926
Assembly Bill 928
Assembly Bill 940
Assembly Bill 948
Assembly Bill 951
Assembly Bill 952
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 22
Assembly Joint Resolution 112
Assembly Joint Resolution 116
Assembly Joint Resolution 123
Assembly Joint Resolution 125
Assembly Joint Resolution 127
Assembly Joint Resolution 128
Concurred in:
