S. SB 16.03 - Authorizing savings banks to invest their funds in specified financial products.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This rule will equally apply to all savings banks, including those covered by the definition of “small business” under s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats. This agency believes that none of the methods in s. 227.114 (2), Stats., for reducing the impact of the rule on any savings bank which may fall under the definition of “small business” would be feasible. Doing so would be contrary to the overriding and contrary statutory objectives of ch. 214, Stats., of assuring the stability, safety and soundness of all savings banks established and regulated under ch. 214, Stats.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
Chs. SEC 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9 - Securities registration exemptions, securities registration and disclosure standards and requirements, securities broker-dealer, securities agent and securities investment adviser licensing requirements and procedures, fee-related provisions and securities licensing forms.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
No final regulatory flexibility analysis is included on the basis that the Office of the Wisconsin Commissioner of Securities has determined, after complying with s. 227.106 (1) to (5), Stats., that the proposed rules will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
16.
Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Examining Board
(CR 95-055)
S. SFC 3.11 - Temporary certificates issued to social workers.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
These proposed rules will have no significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
S. Trans 325.01 (intro.) - Motor carrier safety regulations.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This rule will not have any significant adverse effect on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
S. Trans 326.01 (intro.) - Motor carrier safety requirements for transportation of hazardous materials.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This rule will not have any significant adverse effect on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
S. Trans 328.03 (title) and (intro.) - Motor carrier safety requirements for intrastate transportation of hazardous materials.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This rule will not have any significant adverse effect on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
P u b l i c N o t i c e s
Public Notice
Health & Social Services
(Medical Assistance Reimbursement of Hospitals)
The State of Wisconsin reimburses hospitals for medical services provided to low-income persons under the authority of Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act and ss. 49.43 and 49.47, Wisconsin Statutes. This program, administered by the State's Department of Health and Social Services, is known as Medical Assistance (MA) or Medicaid. Federal statutes require a state plan for inpatient services which provides the methods and standards for paying for hospital inpatient services.
A state plan is now in effect for the reimbursement of inpatient hospital services. The Department is proposing to make a change in this plan effective January 1, 1996. The change will modify the reimbursement methodology for a hospital operated by the state's Department of Veteran Affairs and allow reimbursement at the facility's skilled care nursing facility rate as required by the 1995-97 biennial budget for hospital patients awaiting placement to alternative care arrangements.
Implementation of this change to the inpatient state plan is expected to increase annual expenditures of the Wisconsin MA Program by $150,000 ($90,000 federal financial participation and $60,000 from general purpose revenue) for the 1996 calendar year.
Copies of Proposed Change
Copies of the proposed change will be sent to every county social services or human services department main office where they will be available for public review. For more information and copies of the proposed change, interested people may write to:
Hospital Reimbursement Unit
FAX (608) 266-1096
Bureau of Health Care Financing
Division of Health
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701-0309
Written Comments
Written comments on the proposed change are welcome, and should be sent to the above address. The comments received on the changes will be available for public review between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily at:
Bureau of Health Care Financing
Room 265, State Office Building
One West Wilson Street
Madison, WI
Public Notice
Health & Social Services
(Medical Assistance Reimbursement of Hospitals)
The State of Wisconsin reimburses hospitals for medical services provided to low-income persons under the authority of Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act and ss. 49.43 and 49.47, Wisconsin Statutes. This program, administered by the State's Department of Health and Social Services, is known as Medical Assistance (MA) or Medicaid. Federal statutes require state plans, one for outpatient services and one for inpatient services, which provide the methods and standards for paying for hospital outpatient and inpatient services.
State plans are now in effect for the reimbursement of outpatient hospital services and inpatient hospital services. The Department is proposing to make several changes in these plans effective January 1, 1996.
Proposed changes in the state plan for reimbursement for outpatient hospital services may include:
1. For hospitals which combine into one hospital operation either through merger or consolidation or for a hospital which absorbs the operation of another hospital through purchase or donation, establishment of a method for updating the base rate per outpatient visit for the combined operation in order to better reflect the current mix of outpatient services of the hospitals which combined.
2. Modification of the procedures for processing administrative adjustments to outpatient reimbursement rates and elimination of the administrative adjustments committee in order to promote administrative efficiency by eliminating procedural requirements which are not needed or are rarely utilized under the current rate-setting methodology.
3. To implement provision of the 1995-97 biennial budget, establishment of a methodology through which hospitals owned and operated by a county, another local government or the state may receive federal financial participation for deficits they incur when their costs for outpatient hospital services exceed the reimbursement they receive under the Medicaid payment system. Implementation of this change is expected to increase annual expenditures of the Wisconsin Medical Assistance Program by $180,000 federal financial participation with $120,000 matching funding coming from the units of government which own and operate the hospitals.
Proposed changes in the state plan for reimbursement for inpatient hospital services may include:
1. Clarification that payment for all covered services provided during an inpatient stay, except separately billable professional services, are included in the inpatient DRG reimbursement and in the inpatient reimbursement of those hospitals and those services that are not covered by the DRG reimbursement method.
2. For administrative adjustments for major capitalized expenditures and changes in medical education, modification of the criteria specified in the state plan for the cost reporting period which is to be used for updating reimbursement in order that reimbursement will reflect the current period costs of the changes for which administrative adjustments are intended.
3. Modification of the procedures for processing administrative adjustments to inpatient reimbursement rates and elimination of the administrative adjustments committee for review of these adjustments in order to eliminate procedural requirements which are not necessary and not utilized under the current rate-setting methodologies.
Implementation of the above changes to the inpatient state plan is not expected to change annual expenditures of the Wisconsin Medical Assistance Program.
Copies of Proposed Changes
Copies of the proposed changes will be sent to every county social services or human services department main office where they will be available for public review. For more information and copies of the proposed changes, interested people may write to:
Hospital Reimbursement Unit
FAX (608) 266-1096
Bureau of Health Care Financing
Division of Health
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701-0309
