1/2 of 177 = 88x $ 25 = $ 2,200
$154,700
July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997:
696 x $250 = $174,000
525 x $250 = $131,250
177 x $ 25 = $ 4,425
$309,675
ANTICIPATED LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL LIABILITY
January 1, 1996 to June 30, 1996:
1/2 of 575 = 287 x 1/2 of $250 = $ 35,875
1/2 of 510 = 255 x 1/2 of $250 = $ 31,875
* $ 67,750
(*The number of complaints filed by local governmental units is negligible.)
July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997:
575 x 1/2 of $250 = $71,875
510 x 1/2 of $250 = $ 63,750
* $135,625
(*The number of complaints filed by local governmental units is negligible.)
The proposed rules also establish a fee structure for transcripts of Commission proceedings. The proposed fee structure should have no fiscal effect on the Commission or local government.
Contact Person
Questions regarding the proposed rule may be directed to:
Peter G. Davis, General Counsel (608) 266-2993
Wis. Employment Relations Commission
14 West Mifflin Street, Suite 200
P. O. Box 7870
Madison, WI 53707-7870
Health & Social Services
(Medical Assistance, Chs. HSS 100--)
(Health, Chs. HSS 110--)
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to s. 49.45 (10), Stats., and ss. 46.27 (7g) (g) and 49.482 (5), Stats., as created by 1995 Wis. Act 27, the Department of Health and Social Services will hold public hearings to consider the amendment of s. HSS 108.02 (10), (11) and (12) and the creation of ss. HSS 152.065 (7), 153.07 (5) and 154.07 (5), relating to recovery of the cost of benefits from the estates of people who received assistance from the Community Options Program (COP) or from a program of assistance for people with chronic renal disease, cystic fibrosis or hemophilia, and the emergency rules already in effect on estate recovery under the programs of assistance for people with chronic renal disease, cystic fibrosis or hemophilia.
Hearing Information
The public hearings will be held:
November 13, 1995 Room B139
Monday State Office Bldg.
Beginning One West Wilson St.
at 1:00 p.m. MADISON, WI
November 13, 1995 Curative Workshop--
Monday Rehabilitation Center
Beginning 2900 Curry Lane
at 1:00 p.m. GREEN BAY, WI
November 17, 1995 Midway Hotel
Friday (Midway Motor Lodge)
Beginning 2851 Hendrickson Dr.
at 1:00 p.m. EAU CLAIRE, WI
The hearing sites are fully accessible to people with disabilities. Parking for people with disabilities for the Madison site is available in the back of the building and in nearby parking ramps.
Analysis Prepared by the Dept. of Health & Social Services
The 1995-97 State Budget Act, 1995 Wis. Act 27, created ss. 46.27 (7g) and 49.482, Stats., which require the Department of Health and Social Services to file a claim against the estate of a person who received benefits under the long-term community support program under s. 46.27, Stats., as affected by Act 27, the chronic renal disease aid program under s. 49.48, Stats., the adult cystic fibrosis aid program under s. 49.483, Stats., or the hemophilia aid program under s. 49.485, Stats., to recover the cost of care or the amount of assistance provided, or a claim against the estate of the surviving spouse of that person. Sections 46.27 (7g) (g) and 49.482 (5), Stats., as created by Act 27, require the Department to promulgate rules that establish standards for determining whether the recovery of those costs would work an undue hardship on heirs or beneficiaries in individual cases. If an undue hardship is found to exist, the Department is required to waive application of the recovery requirement in that case.
This rulemaking order contains standards on the basis of which the Department will decide if recovery of assistance from the estate of a client or recipient or the estate of the client's or recipient's surviving spouse would constitute an undue hardship to an heir or beneficiary of the estate. The order also establishes the application and review processes for an undue hardship waiver and the applicant's appeal rights. The provisions are identical to those currently used for undue hardship waivers from estate claims made to recover Medical Assistance benefits.
Contact Person
To find out more about the hearings or to request a copy of the rules, write or phone:
James Cobb, (608) 266-3802 or,
if you are hearing-impaired, (608) 267-9880 (TDD)
Bureau of Health Care Financing
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53707
If you are hearing- or visually-impaired, do not speak English, or have other personal circumstances which might make communication at a hearing difficult and if you, therefore, require an interpreter, or a non-English, large print or taped version of the hearing document, contact the person at the address or phone number above. A person requesting a non-English or sign language interpreter should make that request at least 10 days before the hearing. With less than 10 days notice, an interpreter may not be available.
Written Comments
Written comments on the proposed rules received at the above address no later than November 24, 1995, will receive the same consideration as testimony presented at a hearing.
Fiscal Estimate
These rules will not affect the expenditures or revenues of state government or local governments.
The rules implement the requirements in ss. 46.27 (7g) (g) and 49.482 (5), Stats., as created by 1995 Wis. Act 27, that the Department by rule establish standards for determining whether recovery of program costs from the estate of a person who received assistance from the long-term support Community Options Program (COP) under s. 46.27, Stats., the chronic renal disease aid program under s. 49.48, Stats., the adult cystic fibrosis aid program under s. 49.485, Stats., or the hemophilia aid program under s. 49.485, Stats., or from the estate of the surviving spouse of that person, would work an undue hardship on heirs or beneficiaries in individual cases. When an heir or beneficiary asks the Department to waive an estate claim, on hardship grounds, and the Department determines that an undue hardship exists, the Department will not pursue the claim.
Local governments are not involved in the administration of programs that provide assistance to people with chronic renal disease, cystic fibrosis or hemophilia, nor will they be involved in filing claims against the estates of former COP clients and their surviving spouses.
The costs to the Department of determining if the requirement to file an estate claim should be waived in particular cases, on hardship grounds, were taken into consideration by the Legislature when Act 27 was passed, as were reduced collections for the State resulting from waivers of the requirements to file an estate claim.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These rules will not directly affect small businesses as “small business” is defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats. The rules may affect the heirs and other beneficiaries of the estates of some people who received certain health care services or the heirs and other beneficiaries of the estates of the surviving spouses of those people.
Health & Social Services
(Health, Chs. HSS 110--)
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to s. 254.35 (3) (g), Stats., the Department of Health and Social Services will hold public hearing to consider the creation of s. HSS 157.035, relating to fees for registration of ionizing radiation installations.
Hearing Information
The public hearing will be held:
November 13, 1995 Room 291
Monday Washington Square Office Bldg.
From 1:00 p.m. 1414 East Washington Ave.
to 3:00 p.m. MADISON, WI
The hearing site is fully accessible to people with disabilities.
Analysis Prepared by the Dept. of Health & Social Services
The Department under ch. HSS 157 regulates radiation-producing devices and radioactive materials in the interests of protecting the public from being exposed to ionizing radiation in amounts that are or may be detrimental to health.
A radiation installation, as defined in ch. HSS 157, is any location or facility where there is a device that when in use produces radiation, such as medical or dental x-ray equipment, or where radioactive material is produced, stored, disposed of or used for any purpose. Under s. 254.35, Stats., every ionizing radiation installation in the state has to be registered with the Department except an installation licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the registration has to be renewed by January 1 of each year, except in the case of a source of radiation devoted primarily to industrial purposes. A notice of registration must be in the possession of the person directly responsible for the radiation installation.
There is an annual fee charged by the Department for registration of a radiation installation. Registration fees are specified in s. 254.35 (3), Stats., by type of installation.
The current statute-set fees date from 1985. Under s. 254.35 (3), Stats., each site pays a basic registration fee of $25. In addition, each dental site pays $20 for each x-ray tube and each non-dental site pays $30 for each x-ray tube. There are currently over 4600 radiation installations in the state with 11,500 x-ray tubes.
The statute-set registration fees were changed in 1985 to the current amounts, with the maximum fee for a facility eliminated. The same session law created what is now s. 254.35 (3) (g), Stats., which permits the Department to raise those fees by promulgating rules that do that. This order raises the fees to bring revenues into line with program expenditures. Under the statute-set fee schedule, the projected revenues for 1996 would be about $400,000 while expenditures would be over $600,000. Program revenues are expected to pay for this regulatory program. Therefore the Department through this order is raising the annual fees for registration of radiation installations. Beginning January 1, 1996, the fees will be $32 for each dental site and $26 for each dental x-ray tube, and $32 for each non-dental site and $39 for each non-dental x-ray tube. Beginning January 1, 1997, the fees will be $36 for each dental site and $30 for each dental x-ray tube, and $36 for each non-dental site and $44 for each non-dental x-ray tube.
Contact Person
To find out more about the hearing or to request a copy of the rules, write or phone:
