LRB-2680/2
DAK:jld:rs
2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
June 12, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Underheim, Ladwig, Owens,
Hundertmark, Albers, Balow, Hahn, M. Williams, Huber, J. Lehman, Taylor,
Gielow
and Wasserman, cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Decker, A. Lasee,
Lassa, Robson, Wirch
and Erpenbach. Referred to Committee on Health.
AB405,1,3 1An Act to amend 69.01 (6g), 69.18 (1) (c) and 69.18 (1) (d); and to create 69.01
2(12g), 69.01 (12m) and 69.18 (1) (cm) of the statutes; relating to: authorizing
3a hospice nurse to make a pronouncement of death.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a hospital, nursing home, or hospice that is the place of
death of an individual may prepare a certificate of death for the individual and give
it to the funeral director or other person who is authorized to move the corpse for final
disposition. The physician of the deceased individual or, in certain circumstances,
the coroner or medical examiner, must, within five days after the pronouncement of
death, complete and sign a medical certificate for the death and mail the certificate
or, within six days after the pronouncement of death, present the certificate to the
funeral director or other person, who must file the certificate with the local registrar.
This bill authorizes a hospice nurse (a registered nurse who is employed by or
under contract with a hospice) in a hospice that is directly involved with the care of
a hospice patient to pronounce the date, time, and place of the patient's death, if the
patient was generally under the care of a physician at the time of death and the death
was anticipated.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB405, s. 1
1Section 1. 69.01 (6g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB405,2,42 69.01 (6g) "Date of death" means the date that a person is pronounced dead by
3a physician, coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner, or deputy medical examiner,
4or hospice nurse
.
AB405, s. 2 5Section 2. 69.01 (12g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB405,2,66 69.01 (12g) "Hospice" has the meaning given in s. 50.90 (1).
AB405, s. 3 7Section 3. 69.01 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB405,2,98 69.01 (12m) "Hospice nurse" means a registered nurse, as defined in s. 146.40
9(1) (f), who is employed by or under contract to a hospice.
AB405, s. 4 10Section 4. 69.18 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB405,2,1411 69.18 (1) (c) A hospital, a nursing home, as defined in s. 50.01 (3), or a hospice,
12as defined in s. 50.90 (1), which
that is the place of death of a person may prepare a
13certificate of death for the person and give the certificate to the person who moves
14the corpse under par. (a).
AB405, s. 5 15Section 5. 69.18 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB405,2,1916 69.18 (1) (cm) 1. For purposes of preparation of the certificate of death and in
17accordance with accepted medical standards, a hospice nurse in a hospice that is
18directly involved with the care of a hospice patient who dies may pronounce the date,
19time, and place of the patient's death if all of the following apply:
AB405,2,2020 a. The patient was generally under the care of a physician at the time of death.
AB405,2,2121 b. The death was anticipated.
AB405,2,2322 2. Subd. 1. may not be construed to authorize a hospice nurse to certify under
23sub. (2) (b) the cause of the patient's death.
AB405, s. 6 24Section 6. 69.18 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB405,3,6
169.18 (1) (d) A hospital, nursing home, or hospice, as defined in s. 50.90 (1) (c),
2may not release a corpse to any person under par. (a) unless the person presents a
3notice of removal on a form prescribed by the state registrar, in duplicate, to the
4administrator of the hospital, nursing home, or hospice. The administrator shall
5retain one copy and forward the other copy to the local registrar of the registration
6district in which the hospital, nursing home, or hospice is located.
AB405,3,77 (End)
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