Phar Code - Pharmacists and pharmacies.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The 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. Tax 19 - Tax rate disparity payments.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
No regulatory flexibility analysis is required because the proposed rule does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
Ch. Trans 157 - Titling of vehicles held by trusts.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This proposed rule will have no advise impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
18.
Veterinary Examining Board
(CR 98-9)
VE Code - Veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
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.
Public Notices
Public Notice
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Notice of Dollar Amount Adjustments for Repair Charges
Subject to Mechanic's Liens
Under s. 779.41(1), Stats., mechanics or repair businesses who transport, repair or perform any work on personal property at the request of the owner have a statutory lien on the property for the just and reasonable charges associated with the work, and may retain possession of the property until the charges are paid.
Generally, a mechanic's lien under s. 779.41, Stats., has a priority over any previously recorded security interest in the personal property but only for appropriate charges below specified dollar amounts.
Under s. 779.41(lm), Stats., the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is required to annually publish adjusted dollar amounts for charges on repairs to personal property subject to mechanic's liens. The adjustments are based on the annual change in the consumer price index, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Department has determined that current dollar amounts specified under ss. 779.41(1) (intro), (1) (a), (1) (b), and (1) (c), Stats., shall be increased by 1.7%, according to the prior year annual change in the consumer price index. Thus, dollar amounts for charges under the mechanic's lien law are adjusted as follows:
Under s. 779.41 (1) (intro), mechanic's liens generally, $1,570
.
Under s. 779.41 (1) (a), mechanic's liens on a trailer or semitrailer designed for use with a road tractor, $4,715.
Under s. 779.41 (1) (b), mechanic's liens on road machinery, including mobile cranes, trench hoes, farm tractors, machines of husbandry, or off-highway construction vehicles and equipment, $7,855.
Under s. 779.41 (1) (c) 1. to 4., mechanic's liens on vehicles:
1. More than 10,000 and less than 20,000 pounds, $3,145.
2. 20,000 pounds or more but less than 40,000 pounds, $6,205.
3. 40,000 pounds or more, but less than 60,000 pounds, $9,430.
4. 60,000 pounds or more, $12,570.
These revised dollar amounts under the mechanic's lien law shall apply to work commenced on or after January 1, 1999 for which a lien is claimed. These revised dollar amounts shall remain in effect until the first day of the first month following publication of new adjusted dollar amounts in the Wisconsin Administrative Register.
Contact Information
Merry Fran Tryon, Director
Consumer Protection Bureau
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Dr.
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Telephone:
(608) 224-4921
Public Notice
Department of Financial Institutions
(Division of Savings Institutions)
Notice of Interest Rate on Required
Residential Mortgage Loan Escrow Accounts
for 1999
Under s. 138.052 (5) (a), Stats., with some exceptions, a bank, credit union, savings bank, savings and loan association or mortgage banker which originates a residential mortgage loan requiring an escrow account to assure the payment of taxes or insurance shall pay interest on the outstanding principal of the escrow.
Section 13.052 (5) (am) 2, Stats., directs the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Savings Institutions, to determine annually the required interest rate. The rate is based on the average interest rate paid by Wisconsin depository institutions on passbook savings accounts.
The Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Savings Institutions, has calculated the interest rate required to be paid on escrow accounts under s. 138.052 (5), Stats, to be 2.74% per year. This interest rate shall remain in effect until the first day of the first month following publication of the new interest rate in the Wisconsin Administrative Register.
Contact People
Lisa Roys, Director of Communications
Department of Financial Institutions
Telephone (608) 266-0450
Mr. Thomas M. Boykoff, Administrator
Division of Savings Institutions
Department of Financial Institutions
Telephone (608) 261-4338
Public Notice
Department of Health and Family Services
(Medical Assistance Reimbursement for Case Management Services:
Targeted Case Management for Child Welfare Clients in Out-of-Home Care)
The State of Wisconsin reimburses providers for case management services provided to Medical Assistance recipients under the authority of Title XIX of the Social Security Act and ss. 49.43 to 49.47, Wisconsin Statutes. This program, administered by the State's Department of Health and Family Services, 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.
