The revision of HFS 45 will affect family child care centers licensed to care for up to 8 children. The revisions to HFS 46 will affect group child care centers licensed to care for 9 or more children. As of June 2003 there were 3,111 licensed family child care centers and 2, 399 licensed group child care centers. All of the programs affected by the proposed changes were notified by mail of the dates, times and locations of scheduled public hearings as well as instructions on how to obtain a copy of the proposed revisions and the procedure to make oral or written comments regarding the revisions.
The rule revisions will bring HFS 45 into alignment with HFS 46 and reflect current best practices in early childhood education and care. The rules allow individual programs to request an exception to any given provision provided an alternative plan for protecting the health, safety and welfare of children in care is also included with the request. These exception requests are evaluated and approved on an individual basis. The rules also expand the list of items that must be reported to the Department within a specified time frame. The reports required in the rule revision are a means by which the Department obtains information about situations occurring at a child care center or that affect children enrolled at a center which have the potential to affect the health, safety or welfare of the children enrolled in the program. These new reporting requirements are being proposed for the purpose of protecting the children in care. Therefore, the Department has not proposed specific exemptions from these reporting requirements.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The Senate Committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long-Term Care (Senate Committee) held a public hearing on August 26, 2004 to discuss constituent concerns about the proposed rules. On September 3, 2004, September 17, 2004, and October 1, 2004, the Department submitted germane modifications to the Senate Committee and the Assembly Committee on Children and Families (Assembly Committee) to address those concerns. The Senate Committee and the Assembly Committee accepted the germane modifications without comment.
Health and Family Services
(CR 04-040)
An order affecting chs. HFS 10, 13, 52, 55, 57, 59, 83, 124, 131, 134, 136, 181 and 252, relating to family care; reporting and investigation of caregiver misconduct; residential care centers for children and youth, child-placing agencies, day camps for children and day care programs established by school boards; group foster care; shelter care for children; community-based residential care facilities; patient rights and resolution of grievances; hospitals; hospices; embalming standards; reporting blood test results; and electronic benefits transfer. Part Effective 1-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Some of the rules contained in the order affect small businesses; however, the proposed revisions to these rules are minor or technical and have little to no substantive effect on those regulated by these rules.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Health and Family Services
(CR 04-055)
An order creating ch. HFS 118, relating to Wisconsin's statewide trauma care system. Effective 1-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This chapter will primarily affect Wisconsin hospitals, rural medical centers and ambulance service providers. Based on fiscal year 2002 data, three hospitals had annual revenues under $5 million. There are currently 456 ambulance service providers in Wisconsin. The Department does not have annual revenue data for ambulance service providers. However, the Department presumes that most, if not all, ambulance service providers have annual revenues under $5 million.
Under these proposed HFS 118 rules, the Department would require all ambulance service providers to affiliate and participate with a Regional Trauma Advisory Council (RTAC). The purpose of such affiliation is to participate in their region's trauma care system. The proposed rules require ambulance service providers to state their RTAC affiliation choice in the ambulance service provider's operational plan. Under chapter HFS 110, ambulance service providers already must submit operational plans to the Department. The Department collects operational plans to ensure the appropriate operation of ambulance services. There will be no additional cost to fulfill this obligation.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Insurance
(CR 04-071)
An order affecting chs. Ins 2 and 50, relating to prescribing mortality tables and actuarial opinions, analysis and reports. Effective 1-1-05 and 12-31-05.
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 by Legislative Review Committees
The legislative standing committees had no comments on this rule.
Insurance
(CR 04-079)
An order affecting ch. Ins 18, relating to annual adjustment to the minimum necessary cost or payment to access independent review under a health benefit plan. Effective 1-1-05.
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 by Legislative Review Committees
The legislative standing committees had no comments on this rule.
Natural Resources
(CR 04-024)
An order affecting chs. NR 20, 21, 22, 23 and 26, relating to fishing on the inland, outlying and boundary waters of Wisconsin. Effective 1-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These rules will not directly affect 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 Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. There were no comments.
Natural Resources
(CR 04-059)
An order affecting ch. NR 10, relating to the 2004 migratory game bird seasons. Effective 1-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The revisions pertain to rules relating to migratory game bird hunting and are applicable to individual sportspersons. Therefore, under s. 227.19 (3m), Stats., a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The proposed rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. There were no comments.
Transportation
(CR 04-004)
An order affecting ch. Trans 152, relating to Wisconsin interstate fuel tax and international registration program. Effective 1-1-05.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
the department anticipates that this rule making will have no direct adverse effect on small businesses. This rule making establishes no additional compliance, bookkeeping, or reporting requirements for small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
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