None.
Fiscal Estimate
This rule streamlines and clarifies reporting requirements for insured employers, self-insured employers and insurance carriers. The requirement that insured employers report directly to the Department of Workforce Development all work-related injuries that involve three or more days of lost time is eliminated in the revisions to s. DWD 80.02. These injuries will be reported to the employers worker's compensation insurance carrier, who will be responsible for reporting them to the Department.
The Department receives approximately 65,000 injury claims per year. Over one-half of these claims are reported by insured employers. Some employers mistakenly report injury claims that do not involve at least three days of lost time. This “over-reporting” of several thousand claims per year generates unnecessary work for Department staff, including monitoring claim status and requesting additional information about the claim from the insurance carrier and/or employer.
It is assumed that the proposed changes to s. DWD 80.02 will have the following effect on the staff workload:
Reduce by 5,000 the number of claims currently reported to the Department that need not be reported;
Reduce the amount of correspondence currently sent to carriers and employers to clarify what appear to be not reportable claims;
Reduce the amount of correspondence and phone calls received from carriers in response to Department inquiries regarding non-reportable claims;
Reduce the amount of documents required to be imaged, reviewed and logged into the Department's claim information system.
This rule change will enable the Department to reallocate approximately 0.5 FTE position to higher priority claims monitoring work.
Long-Range Fiscal Implications:
Improved quality of claim reporting, more timely reporting and reduced exchange of correspondence between the Department and employers/carriers.
Notice of Submission of Proposed Rules to the Presiding Officer of each House of the Legislature, Under S. 227.19, Stats.
Please check the Bulletin of Proceedings for further information on a particular rule.
Health & Family Services (CR 97-91):
Ch. HSS 163 - Relating to certification to perform lead abatement, other lead hazard reduction work, and lead management activities, accreditation of training courses for individuals performing those activities and approval of training course managers, principal instructors and guest instructors.
Insurance, Commissioner of (CR 97-71):
SS. Ins 17.01 and 17.28 - Relating to annual patients compensation fund and mediation fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997.
Law Enforcement Standards Board (CR 96-118):
Chs. LES 1 to 6 - Relating to training and employment standards for law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, jail and secure detention officers and to administration of training.
Psychology Examining Board (CR 97-85):
S. Psy 4.02 - Relating to continuing education.
Revenue (CR 97-56):
SS. Tax 11.32 and 11.68 - Relating to Wisconsin sales and use taxes.
Revenue (CR 97-90):
SS. Tax 11.05 and 11.86 - Relating to the Wisconsin sales and use tax treatment of landscaping services and sales and purchases by governmental units and the use of exemption certificates.
Transportation (CR 97-34):
Ch. Trans 177 - Relating to motor carriers.
Workforce Development (CR 97-100):
S. DWD 272.14 - Relating to displacement of employes and the minimum wage.
Administrative Rules Filed With The
Revisor Of Statutes Bureau
The following administrative rules have been filed with the Revisor of Statutes Bureau and are in the process of being published. The date assigned to each rule is the projected effective date. It is possible that the publication of these rules could be delayed. Contact the Revisor of Statutes Bureau at (608) 266-7275 for updated information on the effective dates for the listed rules.
Corrections (CR 96-92):
An order repealing and recreating ch. DOC 326, relating to leave for qualified inmates.
Effective 10-01-97.
Corrections (CR 96-163):
An order creating s. DOC 313.025, relating to the definition of a “prison industry” pursuant to s. 227.11 (2) (a), Stats.
Effective 10-01-97.
Natural Resources (CR 96-188):
An order affecting ss. NR 120.02, 120.14 and 120.18, relating to the nonpoint source pollution abatement program.
Effective 10-01-97.
Natural Resources (CR 97-15):
An order affecting ss. NR 20.03, 20.04, 20.09, 20.10, 26.05, 26.08, 26.09 and 26.14, relating to sport fishing and fish refuges.
Effective 03-01-98.
Natural Resources (CR 97-17):
An order affecting ch. NR 809, relating to safe drinking water standards.
Effective 11-01-97.
Natural Resources (CR 97-18):
An order affecting ss. NR 10.001, 10.06, 10.103, 10.106, 10.145, 10.28, 10.29, 11.032 and 19.13, relating to hunting and trapping.
Part effective 11-01-97.
Part effective 12-01-97.
Part effective 03-01-98.
Natural Resources (CR 97-19):
An order affecting ss. NR 10.01, 10.07, 10.12, 10.13, 10.145, 10.27, 10.28, 10.29, 10.34, 10.35, 10.37, 10.40, 15.015 and 15.022, relating to hunting and trapping.
Part effective 11-01-97.
Part effective 01-01-98.
Part effective 03-01-98.
Part effective 05-01-98.
Revenue (CR 96-79):
An order affecting ch. Tax 18, relating to assessment of agricultural land beginning in 1998.
Effective 10-01-97.
Revenue (CR 97-46):
An order amending s. Tax 11.66 (2) (intro.) and (5), relating to telecommunications services.
Effective 10-01-97.
Revenue (CR 97-53):
An order repealing ch. ATCP 53 and creating ch. Tax 53, relating to changing the agency acronym to reflect the program transfer from the Department of Agriculture, Tradc and Consumer Protection to the Department of Revenue, and to increase plat review fees to cover all of the current costs of activities and services provided by the Department of Revenue under ss. 70.27 and 236.12, Stats.
Effective 10-01-97.
rules_published Rules Published In This Wis. Adm. Register
The following administrative rule orders have been adopted and published in the August 31, 1997 Wisconsin Administrative Register. Copies of these rules are sent to subscribers of the complete Wisconsin Administrative Code, and also to the subscribers of the specific affected Code.
For subscription information, contact Document Sales at (608) 266-3358.
Health & Family Services (CR 97-24):
An order repealing ch. HSS 148, relating to rural counties participating in the Wisconsin breast cancer screening project.
Effective 09-01-97.
Health & Family Services (CR 97-36):
An order affecting ss. HFS 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.05 and 1.07, relating to operation of the uniform fee system, including determination of parental liability for the cost of court-ordered substitute care of a child.
Effective 09-01-97.
Insurance, Commissioner of (CR 97-7):
An order affecting s. Ins 3.46, relating to the requirements for tax deductible long-term care insurance.
Effective 09-01-97.
Natural Resources (CR 96-148):
An order affecting chs. NR 102, 105, 106 and 207, relating to surface water quality standards, criteria and their implementation procedures.
Effective 09-01-97.
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