July Indiana Register - A Citizen's Guide to Indiana

The July edition of the Indiana Register is available. I see that it addresses such spell-binding topics as:

Adds 312 IAC 18-3-19 under the article pertaining to entomology and plant pathology to regulate the giant African land snail (Achatina achatina (L.), Achatina fulica Bowdich, Achatina marginata, and other species of the family Achatinidae (Gastropoda)) as a pest or pathogen and to prohibit the possession, sale, release, or other distribution of
these snails in Indiana.

On the other hand, the Dept. of Local Government Finance appears to be entering into the rule making process on some fairly significant (albeit arcane to me) subjects. It intends to adopt rules on the following:

To amend 50 IAC 8 to add provisions for the annual adjustment of the base assessed value in tax increment finance allocation areas and to establish rules for implementation of certified technology park allocation areas under IC 36-7-32;

Amending the local adjustment rules;

To adopt rules for the establishment of a uniform and common property tax management system among all counties as prescribed by IC 6-1.1-31.5-3.5(e); and

To adopt rules to implement the investment deduction established in IC 6-1.1-12.4.

In some proposals that seem to scream “Budget Crunch,” the Office of the Children’s Health Insurance Program is apparently seeking to adopt rules to eliminate the time limit for collecting past due premiums and to increase the premium an individual’s family must pay to receive benefits under the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Lots of action concerning professional licensure. Including rulemaking affecting architects, barbers, cosmetologists, manicurists, shampoo operators, pharmacists, plumbers, private detectives, engineers, accountants, and real estate agents.

Also, on July 11 at 11:00 a.m. at the Dept. of Insurance, a hearing will be conducted on a rule that would set the fees for medical record requests. Pages 1-10 = $1 per page; Pages 11-50 = $0.50 per page; and $0.25 per page for anything over 50. Also, the provider may charge a labor fee of $20 but, if it does so, it can’t charge for the first 10 pages. Also, the provider may charge the actual cost of postage. Also, the provider may charge $20 for certifying a record. (Maybe I’ll decline to pay the $20 for certification and just go ahead and subpoena the records administrator to come in and provide foundation testimony for medical records.)

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