SS. NR 116.02, 116.12 and 116.13 - Camping in floodplain areas.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The rule does not regulate small business; therefore, a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments:
The proposed rules were regulated by the Senate Committee on Environment and Energy and the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. On April 3, 1996, the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing. No comments or recommendations were submitted to the agency.
NR 500 series - Solid waste management.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The Department does not believe that the proposed revisions will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses. In general, these revisions affect municipalities and large businesses (landfills). Many of the revisions were made to exempt smaller, recycling or beneficial reuse related facilities which should have a positive economic impact on small businesses involved in this aspect of solid waste management.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees:
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment and Energy. On April 17, 1996, the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing. The majority of the discussion on the proposed rule centered on the definition of a professional geologist and the length of the surcharge on the fees. On April 23, 1996, the Assembly Natural Resources Committee formed a subcommittee for this proposed rule. On April 30, 1996, this subcommittee held a public hearing. Following this public hearing, the Committee decided not to request modifications of the rule at this time.
NR 400 series - Revision of the definition of VOC and updating, clarification and corrective changes throughout the NR 400 series.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The acetone portion of the rule is a relaxation of existing emission inventory report requirements. The proposed variance eligibility changes will provide the Department with increased flexibility in applying RACT requirements to all affected sources, including small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees:
The rules were reviewed by the Senate Committee on Environment and Energy and the Assembly Committee on Environment and Utilities. There were no comments.
Chs. NR 161, 162, 163 and 165 - Financial assistance under the clean water fund program.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rule does not regulate any small business. Therefore, a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees:
The proposed rules were reviewed by the Senate Committee on Environment and Energy and the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. On April 3, 1996, the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing. The focus of the discussion at that hearing was on how the Department determined the median household income for a town sanitary district. The Assembly Natural Resources Committee plans to seek legislation to clarify this issue.
Chs. RL 80-87 - Real estate appraisers.
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.
Ch. RL 127 - Sale of real estate at an auction.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rules will have no significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 27.114 (1) (a), Stats. The rules protect the prerogatives of registered auctioneers and auction companies, whether large or small, to conduct auctions of real estate without also having a real estate license.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
S. Tax 12.07 (2) (b) - Assessor certification for municipalities in Kenosha county.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rules does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
19.
Transportation (Dept.)
(CR 96-4)
Ch. Trans 112 - Medical standards for driver licensing.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This proposed rule has no significant impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
E x e c u t i v e O r d e r s
The following is a listing of recent Executive Orders issued by the Governor.
Executive Order 283. Relating to the Transfer to the Department of Administration of Responsibilities for Higher Educational Aid Programs Currently Assigned to the Higher Educational Aids Board and to the Transfer to the Department of Administration of Responsibilities for the regulation of Proprietary schools and the Approval of Schools and Courses of Instruction for the Training of Veterans Receiving Assistance from the Federal Government Currently Assigned to the Educational Approval Board and to the Creation of the Higher Education Aids Council and the Educational Approval Council.
Executive Order 284. Relating to a Proclamation that the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of Wisconsin be Flown at Half-Staff as a Mark of Respect for the Late Paul Brehm of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Late Ralph Jungbluth of the Waukesha County Highway Department.
Public Notices
Public Notice
Health & Social Services
(Eligibility and Benefits for
Aid to Families with Dependent Children Two-Tier Demonstration Project)
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, through its Division of Economic Support, supervises county and tribal administration of the federal-state Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program.
The State of Wisconsin has federal governmental approval to conduct a demonstration project, called the Two-Tier AFDC Benefit Demonstration Project, that will measure the impact of AFDC benefit levels on migration of low income families.
The Two-Tier AFDC Benefit Demonstration Project began July 1, 1994. The demonstration project is being conducted in four counties - Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine and Rock. For the first six months that a family subject to the demonstration project lives in Wisconsin, AFDC benefits for a new arrival in the state are paid at a level comparable to AFDC benefits paid to a typical AFDC family in that person's state of origin, regardless of whether the state of origin's benefit level is higher or lower than Wisconsin's. Applicants or recipients who came to Wisconsin to take a job and who were employed at least 90 days before applying for AFDC and those recipients who previously were residents of Wisconsin for at least 6 consecutive months are not subject to the Two-Tier AFDC Benefit Demonstration Project. The Department has also exempted certain other categories of applicants and recipients such as migrant families and individuals participating in the Parental Responsibility Pilot Program under s. 49.25, Stats.
Maximum AFDC benefit levels, for the period July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995, available to families participating in the demonstration project according to family size and former state of residence were set out in Table 201.305, included in the administrative rules promulgated to implement the Two-Tier AFDC Benefit Demonstration Project. Section HSS 201.305 (4) of the rules directs the Department to update the other state benefit levels annually beginning July 1, 1995, for each year of the demonstration project by publishing updated benefit levels as a public notice in the Wisconsin Administrative Register. The July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997 maximum benefit amounts are found in the updated table included as part of this notice.
Contact Person
For more information about the Two-Tier Project and the table of other state benefit levels, write:
Donna Cochems
Bureau of Welfare Initiatives
Division of Economic Support
P.O. Box 7850
Madison, WI 53707-7850
TABLE 201.305
WISCONSIN AFDC TWO-TIER TABLE OF STATE MAXIMUM BENEFIT AMOUNTS BY FAMILY SIZE
EFFECTIVE 07-01-96 -- 06-30-97
*
State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
AL
|
111
|
137
|
164
|
194
|
225
|
252
|
287
|
315
|
344
|
372
|
400
|
428
|
457
|
485
|
513
|
541
|
541
|
541
|
AK
|
514
|
821
|
923
|
1025
|
1127
|
1229
|
1331
|
1433
|
1535
|
1637
|
1739
|
1841
|
1943
|
2045
|
2147
|
2249
|
2351
|
2453
|
AZ
|
204
|
275
|
347
|
418
|
489
|
561
|
632
|
703
|
775
|
846
|
917
|
988
|
1060
|
1131
|
1202
|
1274
|
1346
|
1416
|
AR
|
81
|
162
|
204
|
247
|
286
|
331
|
373
|
415
|
457
|
457
|
457
|
457
|
457
|
457
|
457
|
457
|
457
|
457
|
CA
|
299
|
490
|
607
|
723
|
824
|
926
|
1017
|
1108
|
1197
|
1286
|
1286
|
1286
|
1286
|
1286
|
1286
|
1286
|
1286
|
1286
|
CO
|
214
|
280
|
356
|
432
|
512
|
590
|
652
|
715
|
779
|
840
|
902
|
959
|
1016
|
1072
|
1129
|
1186
|
1243
|
1300
|
CT
|
356
|
473
|
581
|
683
|
781
|
884
|
997
|
1102
|
1193
|
1304
|
1359
|
1489
|
1527
|
1643
|
1744
|
1799
|
1882
|
1966
|
DE
|
201
|
270
|
338
|
407
|
475
|
544
|
612
|
681
|
750
|
819
|
888
|
957
|
1026
|
1095
|
1164
|
1233
|
1302
|
1371
|
DC
|
265
|
330
|
420
|
513
|
591
|
695
|
797
|
881
|
968
|
1053
|
1111
|
1194
|
1248
|
1316
|
1366
|
1434
|
1574
|
1610
|
FL
|
180
|
241
|
303
|
364
|
426
|
487
|
549
|
610
|
671
|
733
|
795
|
857
|
919
|
981
|
1043
|
1105
|
1167
|
1229
|
GA
|
155
|
235
|
280
|
330
|
378
|
410
|
444
|
470
|
496
|
530
|
568
|
568
|
568
|
568
|
568
|
568
|
568
|
568
|
HI
|
418
|
565
|
712
|
859
|
1006
|
1153
|
1300
|
1446
|
1593
|
1740
|
1887
|
2034
|
2181
|
2328
|
2475
|
2621
|
2767
|
2913
|
ID
|
205
|
251
|
317
|
382
|
448
|
513
|
579
|
645
|
710
|
776
|
841
|
906
|
971
|
1036
|
1101
|
1166
|
1231
|
1296
|
IL
|
212
|
283
|
382
|
424
|
495
|
560
|
589
|
624
|
655
|
689
|
725
|
761
|
801
|
842
|
886
|
931
|
979
|
1030
|
IN
|
139
|
229
|
288
|
346
|
405
|
463
|
522
|
580
|
639
|
697
|
762
|
827
|
892
|
957
|
1022
|
1087
|
1152
|
1217
|
State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
IA
|
183
|
361
|
426
|
495
|
548
|
610
|
670
|
731
|
791
|
865
|
952
|
1039
|
1126
|
1213
|
1300
|
1387
|
1474
|
1561
|
KS
|
241
|
326
|
403
|
471
|
532
|
593
|
654
|
715
|
776
|
837
|
898
|
959
|
1020
|
1081
|
1142
|
1203
|
1264
|
1325
|
KY
|
186
|
225
|
262
|
328
|
383
|
432
|
482
|
482
|
482
|
482
|
482
|
482
|
482
|
482
|
482
|
482
|
482
|
482
|
LA
|
72
|
138
|
190
|
234
|
277
|
316
|
352
|
391
|
427
|
462
|
501
|
540
|
580
|
620
|
662
|
707
|
741
|
789
|
ME
|
198
|
312
|
418
|
526
|
632
|
739
|
846
|
953
|
1060
|
1167
|
1274
|
1381
|
1488
|
1595
|
1702
|
1809
|
1916
|
2023
|
MD
|
165
|
292
|
373
|
450
|
521
|
573
|
645
|
709
|
766
|
826
|
886
|
946
|
1004
|
1063
|
1124
|
1184
|
1282
|
1342
|
MA
|
392
|
486
|
579
|
668
|
760
|
854
|
946
|
1037
|
1128
|
1220
|
1315
|
1410
|
1505
|
1600
|
1695
|
1790
|
1885
|
1980
|
MI
|
276
|
371
|
459
|
563
|
659
|
792
|
868
|
944
|
1020
|
1096
|
1172
|
1248
|
1324
|
1400
|
1476
|
1552
|
1628
|
1704
|
MN
|
250
|
437
|
532
|
621
|
697
|
773
|
850
|
916
|
980
|
1035
|
1089
|
1142
|
1195
|
1248
|
1301
|
1354
|
1407
|
1460
|
MS
|
60
|
96
|
120
|
144
|
168
|
192
|
216
|
240
|
264
|
288
|
312
|
336
|
360
|
384
|
408
|
432
|
456
|
480
|
MO
|
136
|
234
|
292
|
342
|
388
|
431
|
474
|
514
|
554
|
595
|
635
|
675
|
715
|
755
|
795
|
835
|
875
|
915
|
MT
|
252
|
338
|
425
|
511
|
597
|
684
|
771
|
857
|
900
|
941
|
977
|
1013
|
1046
|
1076
|
1106
|
1132
|
1132
|
1132
|
NE
|
222
|
293
|
364
|
435
|
506
|
577
|
648
|
719
|
790
|
861
|
932
|
1003
|
1074
|
1145
|
1216
|
1287
|
1358
|
1429
|
NV
|
229
|
288
|
348
|
408
|
468
|
527
|
587
|
647
|
706
|
766
|
826
|
885
|
945
|
1005
|
1065
|
1124
|
1184
|
1244
|
NH
|
414
|
481
|
550
|
613
|
673
|
754
|
817
|
910
|
962
|
1039
|
1126
|
1198
|
1265
|
1332
|
1399
|
1466
|
1533
|
1600
|
NJ
|
162
|
322
|
424
|
488
|
552
|
616
|
677
|
728
|
778
|
828
|
878
|
928
|
978
|
1028
|
1078
|
1128
|
1178
|
1228
|
NM
|
227
|
304
|
381
|
458
|
534
|
611
|
688
|
764
|
841
|
918
|
995
|
1071
|
1148
|
1225
|
1302
|
1331
|
1360
|
1389
|
NY
|
327
|
429
|
524
|
619
|
716
|
787
|
901
|
979
|
1039
|
1099
|
1159
|
1219
|
1279
|
1339
|
1399
|
1459
|
1519
|
1579
|
NC
|
181
|
236
|
272
|
297
|
324
|
349
|
373
|
386
|
406
|
430
|
448
|
473
|
496
|
521
|
546
|
571
|
596
|
621
|
ND
|
223
|
333
|
431
|
517
|
591
|
653
|
702
|
739
|
776
|
813
|
850
|
887
|
924
|
961
|
998
|
1035
|
1072
|
1109
|
OH
|
203
|
279
|
341
|
421
|
493
|
549
|
613
|
680
|
748
|
816
|
881
|
949
|
1016
|
1082
|
1150
|
1234
|
1318
|
1402
|
OK
|
190
|
238
|
307
|
380
|
445
|
509
|
574
|
631
|
685
|
685
|
685
|
685
|
685
|
685
|
685
|
685
|
685
|
685
|
OR
|
310
|
395
|
460
|
565
|
660
|
755
|
840
|
925
|
985
|
1090
|
1195
|
1300
|
1405
|
1510
|
1615
|
1720
|
1825
|
1930
|
PA
|
215
|
330
|
421
|
514
|
607
|
687
|
770
|
853
|
936
|
1019
|
1102
|
1185
|
1268
|
1351
|
1434
|
1517
|
1600
|
1683
|
RI
|
327
|
451
|
556
|
636
|
714
|
806
|
886
|
978
|
1050
|
1140
|
1220
|
1301
|
1383
|
1469
|
1550
|
1636
|
1722
|
1808
|
SC
|
118
|
159
|
200
|
241
|
281
|
322
|
363
|
403
|
444
|
484
|
525
|
565
|
606
|
646
|
687
|
727
|
768
|
808
|
SD
|
304
|
380
|
430
|
478
|
528
|
578
|
627
|
675
|
724
|
773
|
822
|
872
|
920
|
969
|
1018
|
1067
|
1115
|
1164
|
TN
|
95
|
142
|
185
|
226
|
264
|
305
|
345
|
386
|
425
|
467
|
508
|
549
|
589
|
630
|
670
|
711
|
750
|
790
|
TX
|
78
|
163
|
188
|
226
|
251
|
288
|
313
|
356
|
382
|
425
|
451
|
494
|
520
|
563
|
589
|
632
|
675
|
718
|
UT
|
246
|
342
|
426
|
498
|
567
|
625
|
654
|
685
|
717
|
747
|
778
|
809
|
840
|
870
|
902
|
933
|
965
|
994
|
VT
|
449
|
553
|
656
|
738
|
827
|
884
|
983
|
1069
|
1148
|
1228
|
1307
|
1387
|
1466
|
1546
|
1625
|
1705
|
1784
|
1864
|
VA
|
174
|
257
|
322
|
386
|
457
|
509
|
570
|
636
|
692
|
754
|
815
|
876
|
937
|
998
|
1059
|
1120
|
1181
|
1242
|
WA
|
349
|
440
|
546
|
642
|
740
|
841
|
971
|
1075
|
1075
|
1075
|
1075
|
1075
|
1075
|
1075
|
1075
|
1075
|
1075
|
1075
|
WV
|
145
|
209
|
257
|
328
|
376
|
437
|
486
|
509
|
509
|
509
|
509
|
509
|
509
|
509
|
509
|
509
|
509
|
509
|
WY
|
195
|
320
|
360
|
390
|
450
|
510
|
575
|
640
|
700
|
765
|
777
|
789
|
801
|
813
|
825
|
837
|
849
|
861
|
Public Notice
Health & Social Services
(Medical Assistance Reimbursement of Providers of Rural Health Clinic Services)
The State of Wisconsin reimburses providers for rural health clinic services provided to Medical Assistance recipients. This is done under the authority of Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act and ss. 49.43 to 49.47, Wisconsin Statutes. This program, administered by the State's Department of Health and Social Services (which will be re-named Department of Health and Family Services on July 1, 1996), is called Medical Assistance (MA) or Medicaid. Federal statutes and regulations require that a state plan be developed that provides the methods and standards for reimbursement of covered services. A plan that describes the reimbursement system for the services (methods and standards for reimbursement) is now in effect.
Effective July 1, 1996, the Department will reimburse for rural health clinic services at 100% of their reasonable costs, up to a maximum limit established by the federal government. Rural health clinics will bill and be paid following the regular fee-for-service procedures, and the Department will provide cost settlements on an annual basis. Rural health clinics that request it may receive interim cost settlement payments on a quarterly basis with final cost settlements at the end of the year. Rural health clinic services include face-to-face encounters between a clinic patient and a Wisconsin Medicaid-certified physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, clinical psychologist or clinical social worker.
This modification of the reimbursement system is estimated to have no effect on expenditures of the Wisconsin Medicaid program.
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