The Department has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for proposed 2002 amendment to rules on the use of pesticides containing atrazine. Copies are available from the Department on request and will be available at the public hearings. Comments on the EIS should be directed to the Agricultural Resource Management Division, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI, 53708 in care of Jeff Postle. Phone 608/224-4503. Written comments on the EIS will be accepted until November 16, 2001.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to authority vested in the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors in ss. 15.08 (5) (b) and 227.11 (2), Stats., and interpreting s. 443.06 (2) (am), Stats., the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated below to consider an order to amend s. A-E 6.04 (2) (b), relating to the number of required semester credits in land surveying for an applicant applying with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.

Interested persons are invited to present information at the hearing. Persons appearing may make an oral presentation but are urged to submit facts, opinions and argument in writing as well. Facts, opinions and argument may also be submitted in writing without a personal appearance by mail addressed to the Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Administrative Rules, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708. Written comments must be received by October 25, 2001 to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings.

Statute interpreted: s. 443.06 (2) (am), Stats.

Current rules of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors require a land surveyor applicant applying with a degree in civil engineering of not less than 4 years duration from a college or university, to have only 12 credits in courses concentrating on land surveyor education. The proposed rule will require a candidate to complete core land surveying courses that the Land Surveyors Section deems necessary as the minimal competency educational standard for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry of Wisconsin.

SECTION 1. A-E 6.04 (2) (b) is amended to read:

A-E 6.04 (2) (b) Received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering of not less than 4 years duration from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency approved by the state where the college or university is located. The curriculum shall include no less than 12 24 semester credits in courses concentrating on the legal principles of land surveying and the technical aspects of land surveying. These courses shall include areas of study such as research of public and private records, principles of evidence and the interpretation of written documents used in boundary determination, the study of the legal elements of land surveying including those involving resurveys, boundary disputes, defective descriptions, riparian rights and adverse possession, the study of the professional and judicial functions of a land surveyor, the study of surveying methods for measuring distance and angular values, note keeping, computation and writing descriptions and the study of the Wisconsin statutes and local ordinances relating to the preparation of subdivision maps and plats.

1. The anticipated fiscal effect on the fiscal liability and revenues of any local unit of government of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

2. The projected anticipated state fiscal effect during the current biennium of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

3. The projected net annualized fiscal impact on state funds of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

These proposed rules will be reviewed by the department through its Small Business Review Advisory Committee to determine whether there will be an economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.

Copies of this proposed rule are available without cost upon request to: Pamela Haack, Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Administrative Rules, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 171, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708 (608) 266-0495.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to authority vested in the Chiropractic Examining Board in ss. 15.08 (5) (b) and 227.11 (2), Stats., and interpreting s. 446.01 (2), Stats., the Chiropractic Examining Board will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated below to consider an order to amend s. Chir 4.03; and to create s. Chir 4.02 (3), relating to paraphysiological space and the practice of chiropractic.

Date:   November 15, 2001

Time:   9:45 a.m.

Location:   1400 East Washington Avenue

  Room 179A

  Madison, Wisconsin

Interested persons are invited to present information at the hearing. Persons appearing may make an oral presentation but are urged to submit facts, opinions and argument in writing as well. Facts, opinions and argument may also be submitted in writing without a personal appearance by mail addressed to the Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Administrative Rules, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708. Written comments must be received by November 30, 2001 to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings.

Statutes authorizing promulgation: ss. 15.08 (5) (b) and 227.11 (2), Stats.

Statute interpreted: s. 446.01 (2), Stats.

In a recent opinion of the Attorney General regarding the practice of chiropractic, the definitions of chiropractic that appear in s. 446.01 (2), Stats., and ss. Chir 4.02 and 4.03, contain general language which does not provide specific guidance to chiropractors and to practitioners of other professions. In this proposed rule-making order the board creates additional, more specific language.

SECTION 1. Chir 4.02 (3) is created to read:

Chir 4.02 (3) “Paraphysiological space" means the range of motion of a skeletal articulation that exceeds voluntary movement but does not exceed anatomical integrity.

SECTION 2. Chir 4.03 is amended to read:

Chir 4.03 Practice. The practice of chiropractic is the application of chiropractic science in the adjustment of the spinal column, skeletal articulations and adjacent tissue which includes diagnosis and analysis to determine the existence of spinal subluxations and associated nerve energy expression and the use of procedures and instruments preparatory and complementary to treatment of the spinal column, skeletal articulations and adjacent tissue. Diagnosis and analysis may include physical examination, specimen analysis, drawing of blood, blood-analysis and the use of x-ray and other instruments. Any procedure that causes a joint structure of the spine or pelvis to enter the paraphysiological space is a practice of chiropractic.

1. The anticipated fiscal effect on the fiscal liability and revenues of any local unit of government of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

2. The projected anticipated state fiscal effect during the current biennium of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

3. The projected net annualized fiscal impact on state funds of the proposed rule is: $0.00.

These proposed rules will be reviewed by the department through its Small Business Review Advisory Committee to determine whether there will be an economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.

Copies of this proposed rule are available without cost upon request to: Pamela Haack, Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Administrative Rules, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 171, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708 (608) 266-0495.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to s. 146.5 (6m) and (13) (b) and (c), Stats., the Department of Health and Family Services will hold public hearings to consider the repeal and recreation of Ch. HFS 111, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the licensing of emergency medical technicians-intermediate.

The hearing sites are fully accessible to persons with disabilities.

This order generally updates ch. HFS 111, rule for licensing emergency medical technicians-intermediate. The updating is being done on recommendation of the Emergency Medical Services Board under s. 146.58, Stats., which is advisory to the Department. The rule was amended to incorporate current medical practices, update training requirements, and to clarify, correct, and improve rule language based on experience with the rule that was last revised in 1996.

The updating of HFS 111 has involved modifying some current definitions and creating new definitions to reflect current changes in scope of practice. The updating has also involved deleting or modifying language based on experience in implementing the current rule and renumbering parts of the rule to accommodate the changes and to organize this chapter in a way similar to the other chapters of Emergency Medical Services Program rules. Other changes include use of the term “interfacility" to distinguish between facilities and prehospital 911 care; raising the minimum number of hours required for EMT-Intermediate coursework from 100 hours to 400 hours; and expanding the scope of practice to keep it consistent with the national EMT-Intermediate curriculum. The updating also adds renewal requirements for EMT instructor coordinators and gives medical directors the authority to remove an EMT's medical authority to practice if the medical director believes the EMT's training, skills, ability or judgement is sufficiently deficient or impaired.

To find out more about the hearings or to request a copy of the rule write or call:

Karen Dixon (608) 266-1568

Division of Public Health

Bureau of EMS and Injury Prevention

P.O. Box 2659

Madison, WI 53701-2659

If you are hearing or visually impaired, do not speak English, or have circumstances which might make communication at a hearing difficult, and if you require an interpreter, or a non-English, large print or taped version of the hearing document, contact the person at the address above. A person requesting a non-English or sign language interpreter should make that request at least 10 days before the hearing. With less than 10 days notice, an interpreter may not be available.

Written comments on the proposed rule received at the above address no later than November 20, 2001 will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at a hearing.

This order revises the Department's rules for licensing emergency medical technicians-intermediate (EMTs-intermediate). Revision of the rules will not significantly affect the expenditures or revenues of state government or local governments. The only additional costs would be associated with increased training hours for those services that want to be licensed at the new EMT-Intermediate level. There is no requirement for services to upgrade to this level of service, so any additional costs would be the result of the service wanting to increase their level of care.

The rules are amended to incorporate current medical practices; update training requirements; clarify, correct and improve rule language for interfacility patient transports, EMT-intermediate licensing and training sections; add a requirement for biennial renewal of the certification of training center instructor-coordinators; and update the required elements of an EMT-intermediate operational plan that must be submitted to the Department as a condition for licensure as an EMT-intermediate ambulance service.

Under the revised rules, Department staff will have some additional workload because of the need to review EMT-intermediate ambulance service operational plans and their revisions and to certify training course instructor-coordinators every 2 years. On the other hand, Department staff will have reduced workload because these functions will be done through electronic submission, which will result in less review time per application.

Of the 108 EMT-intermediate ambulance service providers statewide, 73 are operated by local governments. Although the revised rule increases the minimum number of hours required for EMT-intermediate training, this revision only updates the requirement in line with national standards and is not required in order to maintain their current level of services.

These rules will not affect small businesses as “small business" is defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats. There are approximately 25 ambulance services that may qualify as small businesses. There are no rule changes that require additional equipment or personnel expenses.