Public hearings will be held as follows:
July 25, 2006: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Department of Health & Family Services, 1 W. Wilson St., Rm. B139 Madison, WI; July 26, 2006: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Business Education Center,
Chippewa Valley Technical College, Room 100A (RCU Community Room), 620 West Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire, WI; July 27, 2006: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Northwest Technical College
Business Center, Room 213, 2740 West Mason Street, Green Bay, WI.
Contact Person
For substantive questions on rules contact:
Dan Williams
Department of Health and Family Services
Division of Public Health - Emergency Medical Services
1 West Wilson Street Room 118
P.O. Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
608-261-6870
For small business considerations contact:
Rosie Greer
608-266-1279
For rules processing information contact:
Rosie Greer
608-266-1279
Health and Family Services
On June 22, 2006, the Department of Health and Family Services submitted a proposed rule to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Analysis
The department proposes to create ch.
HFS 137 to prescribe by rule forms for use by physicians, technicians, and tissue bank employees when removing organs and tissue, other than cardiovascular tissue from decedents.
Federal statutes or regulations which require adoption of or are relevant to the substance of proposed rules: There is no known existing or proposed federal regulation that is comparable to the proposed rules.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
Public hearings: The proposed rules only prescribe forms. No public hearings will be held pursuant to s.
227.23, Stats. The department will, however, accept comments on the proposed rules until August 11, 2006.
Contact Persons
For substantive questions and comments on rules contact:
Martha Mallon
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health
1 West Wilson Street
P. O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
(608) 261-6854 or, if you are hearing impaired, (608) 261-9314 (TTY)
For small business considerations contact:
Rosie Greer
608-266-1279
For rules processing information contact:
Rosie Greer
608-266-1279
Health and Family Services
To repeal ss.
HFS 61.91 to
61.98 and create ch.
HFS 35, and to modify ss.
HFS 105.22 and
107.13 (Medicaid rules) relating to certification of outpatient mental health clinics, and affecting small businesses.
Federal statutes or regulations which require adoption of or are relevant to the substance of proposed rules:
42 CFR 440.130 permits use of Medicaid funds to provide diagnostic, screening, preventive, and rehabilitative services, including any medical or remedial services recommended by a physician or other licensed practitioner of the healing arts, within the scope of his practice under state law, for maximum reduction of physical or mental disability and restoration of a recipient to his best possible functional level. There are no other known proposed or existing federal regulations pertinent to outpatient mental health clinics.
Court decisions directly relevant to the proposed rule: None known.
Public hearings:
Date and Time
Tuesday,
August 1, 2006 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 3, 2006 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location
Mendota Mental Health Institute- Conference Center
301 Troy Drive, Madison, WI
North Central Health Care Facilities- Lakeview Center
1000 Lakeview Drive, Wausau, WI
Waukesha Regional Office, Room 151
141 NW Barstow St. Waukesha, WI
Names and phone numbers of agency contacts:
For substantive questions on rules contact:
Dan Zimmerman
Bureau of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
1 W. Wilson Street, Room 455
Madison, WI 53707-7851
608-266-7072
For small business considerations and rules processing information contact:
Rosie Greer
608-266-1279
Health and Family Services
Subject: Training programs for child protective services caseworkers and supervisors.
Federal statutes or regulations which require adoption of or are relevant to the substance of proposed rules:
The Department knows of no comparable federal regulations.
Court decisions directly relevant to the proposed rule: None known.
Public hearings: A public hearing will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on August 1, 2006, at Southern Child Welfare Partnership Training Center, 455 Science Drive, Suite 110, Madison, WI; DHFS Regional Office, 1853 North Stevens Rhinelander, WI 54501 (by video conferencing); University of Wisconsin-Green Bay MAC137, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI (by video conferencing).
Names and phone numbers of agency contacts:
For substantive questions on rules contact:
Christopher Sieck
Statewide Training Coordinator
Division of Children and Family Services
DHFS/DCFS
