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.
Among providers of case management services are those who provide targeted case management for families with children up to the age of 21 who are at risk of physical, mental, or emotional dysfunction. The recipients of this service make up what is called Target Group N.
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services recently proposed to modify the rate methodology for targeted case management (TCM) services delivered by the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare or its subcontractors for those clients in Target Group N where the child has been placed in substitute (out-of-home) care within Milwaukee County. The Department's proposal involved no change in the definition of the already existing group and the benefits remained the same. At this time, the Department is proposing to apply this methodology on a statewide basis.
The state's estimate of any expected increase or decrease in annual aggregate Medicaid expenditures shows an increase of $18,102,042 (Federal Financial Participation-FFP $10,651,241) in state fiscal year (SFY) 1999 and $24,136,056 (FFP $14,201,655) in SFY 2000. A decrease would take place in Title IV-E expenditures of $12,671,429 (FFP $6,335,715) in SFY 1999 and $16,895,239 (FFP $8,447,620) in SFY 2000.
The billing process will be established in such a manner as to prevent the processing of duplicate billings for the same client for the same service period. This will be accomplished by installing edits between procedure codes in the Wisconsin Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) system. The methodology also contains a provision for adjusting the rate to an actual cost basis after completion of the federal fiscal year. In addition, amendments are being proposed to the Department's Cost Allocation Plan to ensure avoidance of duplicate claims for TCM and Title IV-E.
The Department is changing its methods and standards in this manner because this is a more efficient and comprehensive way to track the time expended in delivering these case management services.
The methodology uses the federally approved Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) as a tool in developing the monthly rate per client. Initially the Department requested from the U.S. Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) authority to implement the new rate methodology in Milwaukee, effective April 1, 1998. At this time, the Department is seeking the authority to implement the methodology on a statewide basis.
Proposed Change
The proposed change is to: Create a new rate methodology which will employ the Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) as a tool in developing the monthly rate per client for targeted case management services.
Copies of Proposed Change
A copy of the proposed change may be obtained free of charge by calling or writing as follows:
