Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Pursuant to s.
227.19 (3m), Stats., the Department of Commerce has determined that the rule to repeal s.
Comm 18.1702 alleviates confusion and enforcement issues and will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Corrections
Creates Section
DOC 332.20, relating to establishing a reimbursement fee to offset the costs of monitoring persons subject to global positioning system tracking or passive positioning system tracking. Effective 7-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The Department of Corrections has determined that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses since the rule does not regulate small businesses as that term is defined in s.
227.114, Stats.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were reported.
Health Services
Management and Technology and Strategic Finance,
Chs.
DHS 1—
Revises Chapter
DHS 12, relating to background checks of individuals who provide personal care services. Effective 7-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule will not have a fiscal impact on small businesses, independent of the costs already imposed by the requirements under s.
50.065 (2m), Stats., which requires that personal care entities conduct background checks, including criminal history checks, on individuals the entity assigns to provide personal care services in a client's residence and disclose the results to the client or the client's guardian.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Health Services
Management and Technology and Strategic Finance,
Chs.
DHS 1—
Revises Section
DHS 10.23 (2) (d) 2., relating to confidentiality requirements of the Family Care program that prohibits benefit specialists from disclosing personally identifying information about a client without the client's informed consent, unless required by law. Effective 7-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rules do not affect small business.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Health Services
Revises Section
DHS 105.17 (1), relating to benefits covered by the Wisconsin Medical Assistance program. Effective 7-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule does not affect small business.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Insurance
Revises Section
Ins 2.07, relating to replacement of life insurance or annuity contracts and disclosure requirements. Effective 7-1-09.
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
Revises Section
Ins 3.39, relating to Medicare supplement and replacement insurance. Effective 7-1-09.
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
Revises sections
Ins 17.01 (3) and
17.28 (3) (c) and
(6), relating to the annual injured patients and families compensation fund fees and medical mediation panel fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009. Effective 7-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule change will have no significant effect on the private sector regulated by OCI.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were reported.
Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board
Revises sections
MPSW 11.01,
12.01, and
14.01, relating to supervised practice, training licenses and academic programs for professional counselors. Effective 7-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These rules will have no significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were reported.
Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board
Revises sections
MPSW 3.09 and
3.13, relating to practice hours and internship for social workers. Effective 7-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These rules will have no significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were reported.
Natural Resources
Fish, Game, etc., Chs.
NR 1—
Revises Chapter
NR 25, relating to commercial fishing on outlying waters. Effective 7-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule will affect licensed commercial fishers operating on Wisconsin's outlying waters (Lake Superior and Lake Michigan) and wholesale fish dealers. The current bi-weekly “paper" reporting system for daily fishing activity is replaced with an Electronic Fish harvest Reporting System whereby commercial fishers submit electronic reports and data relating to fishing activity and reports on a daily basis via the Internet. The Department will provide the portable electronic reporting unit to the commercial fishers. A fleet reporting system is created to allow commercial fishing businesses involving more than one license to consolidate quota allocations, fish harvest weights and daily fishing activity information for reporting purposes, thereby significantly reducing record keeping requirements relating to individual licenses. The completion and submittal of a biweekly catch and disposition report to the Department is eliminated for commercial fishers. Commercial fishers and wholesale fish dealers will be required to submit a new annual inventory report documenting fish in possession, storage or under control on an annual date of their choosing (to allow them to use the same inventory data as required for tax reporting or other business purposes). The requirements for inspection and tagging of foreign lake trout imported by wholesale fish dealers are eliminated.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry and Natural Resources. Neither committee held a public hearing. The Department did not receive any comments or requests for modification as a result of committee review.
Natural Resources
Environmental Protection — General, Chs.
NR 100—
Revises Chapters
NR 190,
191,
195, and
198, relating to lake management planning, lake protection and river protection grants, and aquatic invasive species prevention and control grants. Effective 7-1-09.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Small business is not directly affected by the rule because grants are issued only to governmental units or nonprofit organizations. Therefore, under s.
227.114, Stats., a final regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Senate Committee on Environment and the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. No hearings were scheduled by either the Assembly or Senate committees.
Volunteer Fire Fighter — Emergency Medical Technician Service Award Board
Revises Chapter
VFF-EMT 1, relating to the service award program for volunteer fire fighters, first responders, and emergency medical technicians. Effective 7-1-09.
