August Indiana Register - A Citizen's Guide to Indiana

The August edition of the Indiana Register is available.

Among other things:

The Water Pollution Control Board amends drinking water rules concerning radionuclides, long term 1 enhanced surface water treatment, arsenic, minor corrections to interim enhanced surface water treatment, disinfectants and disinfection byproducts, lead and copper, public notification, and analytical methods for public drinking water systems.

The Natural Resources Commission adopts a temporary rule with respect to the taking of lizards at Falls of the Ohio State Park and the adjacent federal Falls of the Ohio Wildlife Conservation Area.

Based upon the opinion of a professional biologist, the director has determined the European wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) will cause obvious and measurable damage to the ecological balance at Falls of the Ohio State Park. The ecological balance will not be maintained unless action is taken to control the population of the European wall lizard at the Falls of the Ohio State Park and at the adjacent federal Falls of the Ohio Wildlife Conservation Area. Native species of lizards and skinks are at risk of displacement by the European wall lizard, and other disruption of the ecological balance in this area is probable.

The Indiana Gaming Commission proposes a rule “to address current regulatory issues related to (1) the transfer of a five percent or more ownership interest in a riverboat owner license, supplier license, or operating agent contract; and (2) debt acquisition by riverboat licensees, operating agents, applicants, or affiliates thereof.”

The Family and Social Services Administration intends to adopt a rule “relating to Medicaid eligibility of an individual who resides in a nursing facility or other medical institution, or who receives services under a home and community based services waiver, and who has a spouse who does not receive Medicaid-covered institutional or home and community based services (a “community spouse”).”

The State Dept. of Health intends to adopt a rule establishing reporting of any death or serious complication of a patient by physicians who perform a surgical treatment for the treatment of morbid obesity.

The Bd. of Veterinary Medical Examiners intends to adopt a rule establishing the requirements to report substance abuse or psychiatric impairment of a veterinarian or veterinary technician to the Board.

The Dept. of Administration has a proposed rule requiring registration of lobbyists who lobby the executive branch.

The Dept. of Workforce Development has a proposed rule allowing the DWD flexibility in how unemployment benefits are paid to recipients and to allow the Department of Workforce Development to use debit cards, direct deposit, or any means the Department of Workforce Development deems to be in its best interests and in the interests of the recipient to deliver unemployment benefits.

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