Register

Chs. NR 161, 162, 163 and 165 - Financial assistance under the clean water fund program.

Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:

The proposed rule does not regulate any 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 Senate Committee on Environment and Energy and the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. On April 3, 1996, the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing. The focus of the discussion at that hearing was on how the Department determined the median household income for a town sanitary district. The Assembly Natural Resources Committee plans to seek legislation to clarify this issue.

16.   Regulation & Licensing (CR 95-163)

Chs. RL 80-87 - Real estate appraisers.

Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:

These proposed rules will have no significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.

Summary of Comments:

No comments were reported.

17.   Regulation & Licensing (CR 95-205)

Ch. RL 127 - Sale of real estate at an auction.

Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:

The proposed rules will have no significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 27.114 (1) (a), Stats. The rules protect the prerogatives of registered auctioneers and auction companies, whether large or small, to conduct auctions of real estate without also having a real estate license.

Summary of Comments:

No comments were reported.

18.   Revenue (CR 95-209)

S. Tax 12.07 (2) (b) - Assessor certification for municipalities in Kenosha county.

Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:

The proposed rules does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.

Summary of Comments:

No comments were reported.

19.   Transportation (Dept.) (CR 96-4)

Ch. Trans 112 - Medical standards for driver licensing.

Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:

This proposed rule has no significant impact on small businesses.

Summary of Comments:

No comments were reported.

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E x e c u t i v e O r d e r s

The following is a listing of recent Executive Orders issued by the Governor.

  Executive Order 283. Relating to the Transfer to the Department of Administration of Responsibilities for Higher Educational Aid Programs Currently Assigned to the Higher Educational Aids Board and to the Transfer to the Department of Administration of Responsibilities for the regulation of Proprietary schools and the Approval of Schools and Courses of Instruction for the Training of Veterans Receiving Assistance from the Federal Government Currently Assigned to the Educational Approval Board and to the Creation of the Higher Education Aids Council and the Educational Approval Council.

  Executive Order 284. Relating to a Proclamation that the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of Wisconsin be Flown at Half-Staff as a Mark of Respect for the Late Paul Brehm of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Late Ralph Jungbluth of the Waukesha County Highway Department.

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Public Notices

Public Notice

Health & Social Services

(Eligibility and Benefits for
Aid to Families with Dependent Children Two-Tier Demonstration Project)

The Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, through its Division of Economic Support, supervises county and tribal administration of the federal-state Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program.

The State of Wisconsin has federal governmental approval to conduct a demonstration project, called the Two-Tier AFDC Benefit Demonstration Project, that will measure the impact of AFDC benefit levels on migration of low income families.

The Two-Tier AFDC Benefit Demonstration Project began July 1, 1994. The demonstration project is being conducted in four counties - Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine and Rock. For the first six months that a family subject to the demonstration project lives in Wisconsin, AFDC benefits for a new arrival in the state are paid at a level comparable to AFDC benefits paid to a typical AFDC family in that person's state of origin, regardless of whether the state of origin's benefit level is higher or lower than Wisconsin's. Applicants or recipients who came to Wisconsin to take a job and who were employed at least 90 days before applying for AFDC and those recipients who previously were residents of Wisconsin for at least 6 consecutive months are not subject to the Two-Tier AFDC Benefit Demonstration Project. The Department has also exempted certain other categories of applicants and recipients such as migrant families and individuals participating in the Parental Responsibility Pilot Program under s. 49.25, Stats.

Maximum AFDC benefit levels, for the period July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995, available to families participating in the demonstration project according to family size and former state of residence were set out in Table 201.305, included in the administrative rules promulgated to implement the Two-Tier AFDC Benefit Demonstration Project. Section HSS 201.305 (4) of the rules directs the Department to update the other state benefit levels annually beginning July 1, 1995, for each year of the demonstration project by publishing updated benefit levels as a public notice in the Wisconsin Administrative Register. The July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997 maximum benefit amounts are found in the updated table included as part of this notice.

Contact Person

For more information about the Two-Tier Project and the table of other state benefit levels, write:

Donna Cochems

Bureau of Welfare Initiatives

Division of Economic Support

P.O. Box 7850

Madison, WI 53707-7850

TABLE 201.305

WISCONSIN AFDC TWO-TIER TABLE OF STATE MAXIMUM BENEFIT AMOUNTS BY FAMILY SIZE

EFFECTIVE 07-01-96 -- 06-30-97*

State	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
AL	111	137	164	194	225	252	287	315	344	372	400	428	457	485	513	541	541	541
AK	514	821	923	1025	1127	1229	1331	1433	1535	1637	1739	1841	1943	2045	2147	2249	2351	2453
AZ	204	275	347	418	489	561	632	703	775	846	917	988	1060	1131	1202	1274	1346	1416
AR	81	162	204	247	286	331	373	415	457	457	457	457	457	457	457	457	457	457
CA	299	490	607	723	824	926	1017	1108	1197	1286	1286	1286	1286	1286	1286	1286	1286	1286
CO	214	280	356	432	512	590	652	715	779	840	902	959	1016	1072	1129	1186	1243	1300
CT	356	473	581	683	781	884	997	1102	1193	1304	1359	1489	1527	1643	1744	1799	1882	1966
DE	201	270	338	407	475	544	612	681	750	819	888	957	1026	1095	1164	1233	1302	1371
DC	265	330	420	513	591	695	797	881	968	1053	1111	1194	1248	1316	1366	1434	1574	1610
FL	180	241	303	364	426	487	549	610	671	733	795	857	919	981	1043	1105	1167	1229
GA	155	235	280	330	378	410	444	470	496	530	568	568	568	568	568	568	568	568
HI	418	565	712	859	1006	1153	1300	1446	1593	1740	1887	2034	2181	2328	2475	2621	2767	2913
ID	205	251	317	382	448	513	579	645	710	776	841	906	971	1036	1101	1166	1231	1296
IL	212	283	382	424	495	560	589	624	655	689	725	761	801	842	886	931	979	1030
IN	139	229	288	346	405	463	522	580	639	697	762	827	892	957	1022	1087	1152	1217
State	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
IA	183	361	426	495	548	610	670	731	791	865	952	1039	1126	1213	1300	1387	1474	1561
KS	241	326	403	471	532	593	654	715	776	837	898	959	1020	1081	1142	1203	1264	1325
KY	186	225	262	328	383	432	482	482	482	482	482	482	482	482	482	482	482	482
LA	72	138	190	234	277	316	352	391	427	462	501	540	580	620	662	707	741	789
ME	198	312	418	526	632	739	846	953	1060	1167	1274	1381	1488	1595	1702	1809	1916	2023
MD	165	292	373	450	521	573	645	709	766	826	886	946	1004	1063	1124	1184	1282	1342
MA	392	486	579	668	760	854	946	1037	1128	1220	1315	1410	1505	1600	1695	1790	1885	1980
MI	276	371	459	563	659	792	868	944	1020	1096	1172	1248	1324	1400	1476	1552	1628	1704
MN	250	437	532	621	697	773	850	916	980	1035	1089	1142	1195	1248	1301	1354	1407	1460
MS	60	96	120	144	168	192	216	240	264	288	312	336	360	384	408	432	456	480
MO	136	234	292	342	388	431	474	514	554	595	635	675	715	755	795	835	875	915
MT	252	338	425	511	597	684	771	857	900	941	977	1013	1046	1076	1106	1132	1132	1132
NE	222	293	364	435	506	577	648	719	790	861	932	1003	1074	1145	1216	1287	1358	1429
NV	229	288	348	408	468	527	587	647	706	766	826	885	945	1005	1065	1124	1184	1244
NH	414	481	550	613	673	754	817	910	962	1039	1126	1198	1265	1332	1399	1466	1533	1600
NJ	162	322	424	488	552	616	677	728	778	828	878	928	978	1028	1078	1128	1178	1228
NM	227	304	381	458	534	611	688	764	841	918	995	1071	1148	1225	1302	1331	1360	1389
NY	327	429	524	619	716	787	901	979	1039	1099	1159	1219	1279	1339	1399	1459	1519	1579
NC	181	236	272	297	324	349	373	386	406	430	448	473	496	521	546	571	596	621
ND	223	333	431	517	591	653	702	739	776	813	850	887	924	961	998	1035	1072	1109
OH	203	279	341	421	493	549	613	680	748	816	881	949	1016	1082	1150	1234	1318	1402
OK	190	238	307	380	445	509	574	631	685	685	685	685	685	685	685	685	685	685
OR	310	395	460	565	660	755	840	925	985	1090	1195	1300	1405	1510	1615	1720	1825	1930
PA	215	330	421	514	607	687	770	853	936	1019	1102	1185	1268	1351	1434	1517	1600	1683
RI	327	451	556	636	714	806	886	978	1050	1140	1220	1301	1383	1469	1550	1636	1722	1808
SC	118	159	200	241	281	322	363	403	444	484	525	565	606	646	687	727	768	808
SD	304	380	430	478	528	578	627	675	724	773	822	872	920	969	1018	1067	1115	1164
TN	95	142	185	226	264	305	345	386	425	467	508	549	589	630	670	711	750	790
TX	78	163	188	226	251	288	313	356	382	425	451	494	520	563	589	632	675	718
UT	246	342	426	498	567	625	654	685	717	747	778	809	840	870	902	933	965	994
VT	449	553	656	738	827	884	983	1069	1148	1228	1307	1387	1466	1546	1625	1705	1784	1864
VA	174	257	322	386	457	509	570	636	692	754	815	876	937	998	1059	1120	1181	1242
WA	349	440	546	642	740	841	971	1075	1075	1075	1075	1075	1075	1075	1075	1075	1075	1075
WV	145	209	257	328	376	437	486	509	509	509	509	509	509	509	509	509	509	509
WY	195	320	360	390	450	510	575	640	700	765	777	789	801	813	825	837	849	861

Public Notice

Health & Social Services

(Medical Assistance Reimbursement of Providers of Rural Health Clinic Services)

The State of Wisconsin reimburses providers for rural health clinic services provided to Medical Assistance recipients. This is done under the authority of Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act and ss. 49.43 to 49.47, Wisconsin Statutes. This program, administered by the State's Department of Health and Social Services (which will be re-named Department of Health and Family Services on July 1, 1996), is called Medical Assistance (MA) or Medicaid. Federal statutes and regulations require that a state plan be developed that provides the methods and standards for reimbursement of covered services. A plan that describes the reimbursement system for the services (methods and standards for reimbursement) is now in effect.

Effective July 1, 1996, the Department will reimburse for rural health clinic services at 100% of their reasonable costs, up to a maximum limit established by the federal government. Rural health clinics will bill and be paid following the regular fee-for-service procedures, and the Department will provide cost settlements on an annual basis. Rural health clinics that request it may receive interim cost settlement payments on a quarterly basis with final cost settlements at the end of the year. Rural health clinic services include face-to-face encounters between a clinic patient and a Wisconsin Medicaid-certified physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, clinical psychologist or clinical social worker.

This modification of the reimbursement system is estimated to have no effect on expenditures of the Wisconsin Medicaid program.

Copies of the Proposed Change

Copies of the proposed change will be sent to every county social services or human services department main office where they will be available for public review. For more information, interested people may write to:

State Plan Coordinator

Bureau of Health Care Financing

Division of Health

P.O. Box 309

Madison, WI 53701-0309

Written Comments

Written comments on the proposed change are welcome. Comments should be sent to the above address. Comments received on the change will be available for public review between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily at:

Bureau of Health Care Financing

Room 250, State Office Building

One West Wilson Street

Madison, WI

Public Notice

Health & Social Services