SS. HSS 110.01 to 110.10 - Relating to licensing of ambulance service providers, licensing of emergency medical technicians-basic (EMT's-basic) and to certification of EMT's-basic to perform defibrillation.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These rules will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses as “small business” is defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats. Although there are some 450 ambulance service providers, only about 25 of them are small businesses. Moreover, the rule changes only involve moving authorized actions of EMT's-basic from the statutes to the rules, and generally updating the rules. There are no new reporting or bookkeeping requirements for ambulance service providers.
Summary of Comments
No comments were reported.
Ch. HSS 230 - Relating to county relief programs funded by block grants.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These rules apply to counties that choose to have a county relief block grant program under subch. II of ch. 49, Stats., as affected by 1995 Wis. Act 27. The rules will not directly affect small businesses as “small business” is defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Summary of Comments
No comments were reported.
Ch. HSS 211 - Relating to tribal medical relief programs funded by block grants.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These rules apply to tribes that choose to have a medical relief block grant program under subch. II of ch. 49, Stats., as affected by 1995 Wis. Act 27. The rules will not directly affect small businesses as “small business” is defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Summary of Comments
No comments were reported.
SS. HSS 73.01, 73.03 and 73.10 - Relating to conditions of hardship for granting an exception to limits on use of community long-term support funds to pay for services for residents of community-based residential facilities (CBRF's).
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rules will not directly affect small businesses as “small business” is defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats. They apply to county departments that administer the Community Options Program (COP) under s. 46.27, Stats., and to county departments and private non-profit agencies with which the Department contracts to provide home and community-based services under a Medical Assistance (MA) waiver.
Summary of Comments
No comments were reported.
SS. HSS 122.06 & 122.07 - Relating to review of construction projects that propose to demonstrate the worth of new nursing home designs.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These rules will not affect small businesses as “small business” is defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats. About 90 nursing homes are small businesses, but a project home must have 60 or more beds, which means that it would not likely meet the small business criterion of having fewer than 25 full-time employes.
Summary of Comments
No comments were reported.
Industry, Labor & Human Relations (
CR 93-32)
S. ILHR 83.035 - Relating to petitions for variance and private sewage systems.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rules clarify that persons have ability to submit for consideration to the Department petitions for variance relative to rules governing the design or installation of new private sewage systems. The rules for private sewage systems are contained in the plumbing code, which is a statutorily state-wide uniform code. A petition for variance will be approved or denied by the Department, based upon whether the proposed alternatives offered under petition are deemed to be equivalent to the purpose of the rule being petitioned.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
The rule was referred to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs.
The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources indicates that it will be monitoring closely the Department's actions, specifically, the comprehensive rewrite of chapter ILHR 83. The committee would like to be kept appraised of petition approvals. The committee also asks the Department to take a leadership role in seeking land use solutions in light of the potential effects of the rules.
Industry, Labor & Human Relations (
CR 93-33)
S. ILHR 83.23 - Relating to mound type private sewage systems.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Sections 145.02 and 145.13, Stats., give the Department the responsibility of safeguarding public health by establishing uniform standards for the design, installation and maintenance of all plumbing, regardless of size of a business or building. The rules to be incorporated into the plumbing code, chs. ILHR 81-87, are minimum requirements supplementing existing rules for design and installation of mound-type private sewage systems which provide the needed level of health protection; exceptions from compliance would be contrary to the statutory objectives which are the basis for the rules.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
The rule was referred to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs.
The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources indicates that it will be monitoring closely the Department's actions, specifically, the comprehensive rewrite of chapter ILHR 83. The committee would like to be kept appraised of petition approvals. The committee also asks the Department to take a leadership role in seeking land use solutions in light of the potential effects of the rules.
Industry, Labor & Human Relations (
CR 95-183)
Ch. ILHR 48 - Relating to labeling of oxygenated fuels.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Sections 168.11 (1) (b), Stats., is specific as to when and how to label oxygenated fuels. The rules closely follow the statute. Businesses will be required to label oxygenated fuels that they offer for retail sale. Labels are available from the Department at no cost.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees
The rule was referred to the Assembly Committee on Environment and Utilities and the Senate Committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs.
No comments were received.
Chs. NR 20, 21, 22, 23 and 26 - Relating to sport and commercial fishing and fish refuges.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rules will not have a direct financial impact on small business; therefore, no final regulatory flexibility analysis is required.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Tourism and Recreation and the Senate Committee on Environment and Energy.
There were no comments.
Ch. NR 10 - Relating to duck zone boundary for migratory game bird hunting.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rules are applicable to individual sportpersons; therefore, a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment and Energy.
There were no comments.
SS. PC 1.01 and 3.01- Relating to fee payments for appeals.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule will have no effect on small businesses.
Summary of Comments
No comments were reported.
Chs. PC 1 to 5 - Relating to updated information about the Commission's jurisdiction over appeals and complaints, and to the procedures followed by the Commission.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule will have no effect on small businesses.
Summary of Comments
No comments were reported.
