Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Reference Bureau
July
28
, 2010
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The following rules have been published in the July 31, 2010 Wisconsin Administrative
Register No. 655:
Clearinghouse Rules Effective Date(s)
09-0138-1-2010
09-0778-1-2010
09-1218-1-2010
09-1238-1-2010
10-0048-1-2010
10-0058-1-2010
10-0228-1-2010
10-0308-1-2010
Sincerely,
BRUCE J. HOESLY
Senior Legislative Attorney/Code Editor
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State of Wisconsin
Government Accountability Board
July 27, 2010
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2009-2010 session of the legislature, visit the Government Accountability Board's web site at:
http://gab.wi.gov/.
Howard, Elizabeth Municipal Environmental Group Water Division
Also available from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
kevin kennedy
Director and General Counsel
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
July 23, 2010
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Department of Health Services is pleased to submit to you, as required by s.253.115 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the annual report on the status of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) in Wisconsin. In 2009, 100% of the 99 hospitals with birthing facilities had implemented a hearing screening program and 98.7% of babies born in Wisconsin were born in a facility that offers UNHS. Of the 69,481 babies born in Wisconsin in 2009, 98.6% were born in a hospital, .1% were born at free-standing birth centers, and 1.3% were born at home. Currently 97% of babies are screened prior to one month of age, with a 0.4% rate of refusal. The statewide average rate of infants who do not pass the newborn hearing screen in 2009 was 3%, which falls within the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation of less than 4%.
Hearing loss is the most common congenital birth defect, affecting an estimated 200 babies annually in Wisconsin. If hearing loss is left undetected, it will impede speech, language, cognitive and social development. The Wisconsin Sound Beginnings (WSB) Program continues to make progress toward meeting its goal of ensuring that screening be available to 100% of babies born in Wisconsin and to ensure that appropriate services are provided to children who do not pass their hearing screens.
The WSB Program is improving all areas of early hearing detection and intervention through a variety of activities. We are also working with our partners in other agencies to promote a sound beginning for Wisconsin's children.
Sincerely,
karen e. timberlake
Secretary
Referred to committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care and Job Creation.
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The committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue reports and recommends:
Relating to independent review procedures and affecting small business.
No action taken.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
