Revises Chapters
DFI-Sec 1,
2,
4,
5,
7,
8 and
32, relating to minor revisions to securities law and franchise law administrative code sections. Effective 10-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule will have no adverse impact on small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Health Services
Repeals and recreates Chapter
DHS 131, relating to hospices, and affecting small businesses. Effective 10-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The fiscal impact on small business as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats., should be minimal. Most of the changes to this rule are technical in nature and similar to recently adapted federal regulations. Hospices electing to be certified by the Medicare program are required to meet these federal regulations. As of January 1, 2010, 75 of 76 licensed hospices (99 %) in Wisconsin are federally certified. According to Department criteria, a rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses if at least 10% or the businesses affected by the rule are small businesses and if operating expenditures, including annualized capital expenditures increase more than the prior year's consumer price index or reduces revenues by more than the prior year's consumer price index. Since most hospices in Wisconsin are operated by hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes, and other health care providers, data shows that one facility (1.3 %) in Wisconsin meets the definition of a small business. As a result, the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Insurance
Revises Chapter
Ins 18, relating to independent review procedures. Effective 10-1-10.
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.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Insurance
Creates section
Ins 3.36, relating to autism spectrum disorders. Effective 10-1-10.
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.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Natural Resources
Environmental Protection — General, Chs.
NR 100—
Revises Chapters
NR 102 and
106, relating to water quality standards for heat and associated procedures for the calculation of point source effluent limitations. Effective 10-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rules will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses. The facilities affected by the rules are large industrial facilities and municipal wastewater facilities.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Senate Committee on Environment and the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. The legislative review period has expired. No hearings were scheduled by either the Assembly or Senate committees.
Natural Resources
Environmental Protection — Air Pollution Control,
Chs.
NR 400—
Revises section
NR 400.02, relating to the definition of volatile organic compound. Effective 10-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule will not have a significant economic impact on small business since it does not impose any new regulatory requirements, but rather removes two compounds from the state regulatory definition of VOC. This may provide lower cost alternatives to compounds currently being used.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
The rules were reviewed by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment. Neither committee held a public hearing and the Department did not receive any comments or requests for modifications from the committees.
Public Instruction
Creates section
PI 35.07, relating to establishing a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from the requirement that a teacher have a bachelor's degree in order to teach in a private school under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Effective 10-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rules will have no significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s.
227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were reported.
Transportation
Revises Chapter
Trans 101, relating to the demerit point system and graduated driver license restriction extensions. Effective 10-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The demerit point rule affects individual drivers and does not create or impose any regulation upon business. The Department's Regulatory Review Coordinator may be contacted by e-mail at
ralph.sanders@wisconsin.gov, or by calling (414) 438-4585.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were reported.
Workforce Development
Revises Chapter
DWD 128, relating to the ability to work and availability for work. Effective 10-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule will affect small businesses as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats., but will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Workforce Development
Revises Chapter
DWD 129, relating to unemployment benefit claiming procedures. Effective 10-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule will not affect small businesses as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
