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. Comm 32 - Public Employee Safety and Health.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The rules affect public sector employees and do not affect small business as defined in section 227.114 (1)(a), Stats. Also, there should be no significant fiscal effect. Some of the new requirements may result in additional costs in time and equipment for local government; however, these costs should be minimal.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees:
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment and the Senate Committee on Labor Committee.
On February 1, 2000, the Senate Labor Committee filed an objection to the rules with the Department. On February 24, 2000, the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) filed a motion with the Department that unless the Department was willing to modify the rule development process, the JCRAR would concur with the Senate Committee's objection. In a February 28, 2000 letter to the JCRAR, the Department agreed to expand the Comm 32 Advisory Committee to include more public labor organizations, agreed to review the guidelines of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists during the next code review cycle, and asked the JCRAR to withdraw their objection. On March 16, 2000, the JCRAR withdrew the motion of objection to the rules.
Ch. DOC 309 - Inmate visitation.
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.
Chs. DOC 371-399 - Youth program needs.
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. CVRB 1 - Review of complaints alleging violations of the rights of crime victims.
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. ElBd 7 - Electronic voting.
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. ETF 10 - Proper reporting of creditable service, earnings and participating employes of instrumentalities of two or more units of government when the joint instrumentality does not qualify as a separate employer for WRS purposes.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
This rule concerns a retirement program open exclusively to qualifying employes of the state, counties (except Milwaukee County) and municipalities which have elected to participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System, as provided in Wis. Stat., s. 40.21. This rule affects only the participating governmental units which additionally create a joint instrumentality which is not sufficiently independent to qualify as an employer in its own right, and the employes of these joint instrumentalities. The Department therefore anticipates that the provisions of this proposed rule will have no direct adverse impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
S. Ins 6.57 (4) - Listing fees for resident agents.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has determined that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses and therefore a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments of Legislative Standing Committees:
The legislative standing committees had no comments on this rule.
Ch. PSC 111 - Replacement of advance plans with strategic assessments and revision of requirements for certificates of public convenience and necessity.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rules would apply to any entity that has or expects to have generation in Wisconsin greater than 5 MW, or that provides electric service to ultimate end users in Wisconsin, including self-providers and any entity providing transmission service in Wisconsin. Based on the Commission's investigation, it is unlikely that any such providers would be a small business as defined in s. 227.114, Stats. The proposed rules are therefore not expected to affect small businesses as defined in s. 227.114, Stats.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
Ch. PSC 4 - Implementing the Wisconsin environmental policy act.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
The proposed rules are not expected to affect small businesses. The changes in classification of projects will not increase the compliance or reporting requirements for project applicants. In addition, it is unlikely that applicants for Commission approval of these projects would be small businesses.
Summary of Comments:
No comments were reported.
Ch. Tour 1 - Joint effort marketing program.
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.
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 394. Relating to a Proclamation of a State of Emergency.
Executive Order 395. Relating to a Proclamation that the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of Wisconsin be Flown at Half-Staff on Memorial Day.
Executive Order 396. Relating to Issuance of General Obligation Bonds for the Veterans Home Loan Program and Appointment of Hearing Officer.
Executive Order 397. 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 Deputy Sheriff Edward Hoffman of the Marinette County Sheriff's Office.
Executive Order 398. Relating to a State of Emergency.
Public Notices
Public Notice
Dept. of Health and Family Services
(Medicaid Reimbursement of Hospitals)
The State of Wisconsin reimburses hospitals for medical services provided to low-income persons under the authority of Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act and Chapter 49.43 to 49.47, Wisconsin Statutes. The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services administers this program that is called Medicaid or Medical Assistance (MA). Federal statutes and regulations require state plans, one for outpatient services and one for inpatient services, that provide the methods and standards for paying for hospital outpatient and inpatient services.
State plans are now in effect for the reimbursement of outpatient hospital services and inpatient hospital services. The Department is proposing to make changes to the rate provisions contained in the outpatient hospital services plan, effective July 1, 2000. The updated rates would apply to Medicaid payments for hospital discharges in the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000 and ending June 30, 2001.
As required by federal statute and regulations, the proposed payment rates are restricted by the federal Medicare upper limit requirement and target a share of funding to hospitals which serve a disproportionate number of low-income patients.
Outpatient Hospital Services
Proposed changes in the state plan for reimbursement for outpatient hospital services may include:
