Section 77.01. Authority and purpose.

  This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s. 46.295 (6) , Stats., for the purpose of implementing s. 46.295 , Stats., by doing all of the following:

(1)  Establishing criteria and procedures for providing reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (6) (a) and (4) (hs) , Stats., to communication access services providers for deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing persons for the provision of communication access services.

(2)  Providing prompt payment to communication access services providers for services rendered, whether or not an agency that requested those services makes final payment for them.

(3)  Providing final payment for communication access services that are approved by the department and for which no other agency is financially responsible.

(4)  Maintaining and providing a list of certified communication access services providers and verified interpreters.