Monday, July 30, 2012
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority
Madison
July 9, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a copy of the HIRSP Authority's 2011 Annual Report. This is to fulfill our requirement of Statutes 149.43 (6) and referenced in 13.172 (2) of the Wisconsin State Statues.
Sincerely,
Jackie Ferris
Executive Assistant
HIRSP Authority
Referred to committee on Insurance.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Madison
July 9, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The Department of Health Services is pleased to submit to you and the legislature the State Emergency Medical Services Plan. The plan was prepared by the Division of Public Health- EMS Section, as required by s.
256.08 Wis. Stats.
Wisconsin's EMS System continues to grow and mature. Over the past two years, it has strengthened partnerships and completed an administrative rule revision. It is now focused on strengthening and improving the system. Significant objectives included in the plan include:
• Facilitate a National Highway Transportation Safety Administration technical assessment of the Wisconsin EMS system and correlate results with the previous reports.
• Move to address overarching issues identified within the assessment report.
• Develop a strategic plan in coordination with the EMS Board and EMS stakeholders to educate policymakers regarding the importance of the emergency medical services system, including the financial and resource threats to its ongoing viability.
• Develop a broad-based public information and education plan that would target, in part, policymakers and the general public. Among other topics, this should address emergency medical services and trauma systems.
The EMS system continues to develop its primary mission "...to ensure that the highest quality and standards of pre-hospital emergency medical care is available to all citizens of and visitors to Wisconsin."
Sincerely,
Dennis G. Smith
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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Southeast Wisconsin
Professional Baseball Park District
Milwaukee
July 12, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District, I would like to inform you that the following documents are now available on our website at
www.millerparkdistrict.com:
• Financial Statements - Independent Auditor's Report for Year Ended December 31, 2011 (accepted and placed on file at the meeting of the Board of Directors on June 12, 2012)
• Sales Tax Sunset Date Projection (accepted and placed on file at the meeting of the Board of Directors on March 27, 2012)
Please visit our website to review the reports for additional information or background. Also, please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions or should you desire more information. Thank you for your continued cooperation and assistance.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Duckett, P.E., R.L.S.
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Madison
July 13, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am pleased to submit to the Legislature the enclosed report as required by Chapter
252, Wisconsin Statutes. The report describes the success of the statewide Immunization Program during the SFY 2011. The statewide Immunization Program produced all required reports.
Sincerely,
Dennis G. Smith
Secretary
Referred to committee on Public Health and Public Safety.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Madison
July 24, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am pleased to submit to the Legislature the enclosed report as required by Chapter
153, Wisconsin Statutes. Section
153.05 (2m)(b) directs the Department of Health Services to biennially review the performance of the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA), the entity under contract to produce the reports under s.
153.05 (2m), and to report to the Legislature on the timeliness and quality of the reports produced by the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC).
The WHAIC produced all required reports in a timely manner using the most currently available annual hospital discharge data. The WHAIC continues to shorten the time between availability of the annual data set for analysis and web publication of these mandated reports.
Sincerely,
Dennis G. Smith
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
