AB867-ASA1,13,1713 157.055 (2) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 69.18 (4), 157.113, 445.04 (2), 445.14,
14979.01 (3), and (3m), and (4), 979.02, and 979.025 (2), 979.027, 979.10, and 979.105,
15and subch. VII of ch. 440, during a period of a state of emergency related to public
16health declared by the governor under s. 323.10, a public health authority may do
17all of the following:
AB867-ASA1,27 18Section 27. 157.112 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB867-ASA1,13,2119 157.112 (3) (intro.) A cemetery authority may rebury human remains under
20sub. (2) without first obtaining an authorization complying with the conditions under
21s. 69.18 (4), but the cemetery authority shall do all of the following:
AB867-ASA1,28 22Section 28. 157.70 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB867-ASA1,14,223 157.70 (3) (a) Except as provided under s. 979.01, a A person shall immediately
24notify the director if the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that a

1burial site or the cataloged land contiguous to a cataloged burial site is being
2disturbed or may be disturbed contrary to the requirements of subs. (4) and (5).
AB867-ASA1,29 3Section 29. 346.71 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB867-ASA1,14,154 346.71 (1) Every coroner or medical examiner shall, on or before the 10th day
5of each month, report in writing any accident involving a motor vehicle occurring
6within the coroner's or medical examiner's jurisdiction resulting in the death of any
7person during the preceding calendar month. If the accident involved an all-terrain
8vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, the report shall be made to the department of
9natural resources and shall include the information specified by that department.
10If the accident involved any other motor vehicle, the report shall be made to the
11department and shall include the information specified by the department. The
12coroner or medical examiner of the county where the death occurs, if the accident
13occurred in another jurisdiction, shall, immediately upon learning of the death,
14report it to the coroner or medical examiner of the county where the accident
15occurred, as provided in s. 979.01 (1).
AB867-ASA1,30 16Section 30. 346.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB867-ASA1,15,1517 346.71 (2) In cases of death involving a motor vehicle in which the decedent was
18the operator of a motor vehicle, a pedestrian 14 years of age or older or a bicycle or
19electric personal assistive mobility device operator 14 years of age or older and who
20died within 6 hours of the time of the accident, the coroner or medical examiner of
21the county where the death occurred shall require that a blood specimen of at least
2210 cc. be withdrawn from the body of the decedent within 12 hours after his or her
23death, by the coroner or medical examiner or by a physician so designated by the
24coroner or medical examiner or by a qualified person at the direction of the physician.
25All funeral directors shall obtain a release an authorization from the a coroner or

1medical examiner of the county where the accident occurred as provided in s. 979.01
2(4)
979.105 prior to proceeding with embalming any body coming under the scope of
3this section. The blood so drawn shall be forwarded to a laboratory approved by the
4department of health services for analysis of the alcoholic content of the blood
5specimen. The coroner or medical examiner causing the blood to be withdrawn shall
6be notified of the results of each analysis made and shall forward the results of each
7such analysis to the department of health services. If the death involved a motor
8vehicle, the department shall keep a record of all such examinations to be used for
9statistical purposes only and the department shall disseminate and make public the
10cumulative results of the examinations without identifying the individuals involved.
11If the death involved an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, the department
12of natural resources shall keep a record of all such examinations to be used for
13statistical purposes only and the department of natural resources shall disseminate
14and make public the cumulative results of the examinations without identifying the
15individuals involved.
AB867-ASA1,31 16Section 31. 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB867-ASA1,15,2017 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and except as provided in par.
18(bm)
, the department shall, biennially, determine each fee for an initial credential
19for which no examination is required, for a reciprocal credential, and for a credential
20renewal by doing all of the following:
AB867-ASA1,32 21Section 32. 440.03 (9) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB867-ASA1,15,2422 440.03 (9) (bm) The medicolegal investigation examining board may determine
23the amount of any fees imposed for licenses issued under s. 465.10, in accordance
24with s. 465.05 (2).
AB867-ASA1,33 25Section 33. 440.03 (13) (b) 38d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB867-ASA1,16,1
1440.03 (13) (b) 38d. Medicolegal investigator.
AB867-ASA1,34 2Section 34. 440.05 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB867-ASA1,16,5 3440.05 Standard fees. (intro.) The following standard fees apply to all initial
4credentials, except as provided in ss. 440.51, 444.03, 444.11, 446.02 (2) (c), 447.04 (2)
5(c) 2., 449.17 (1m) (d), and 449.18 (2) (d) , and 465.05 (2):
AB867-ASA1,35 6Section 35. 440.08 (2) (a) 46t. of the statutes is created to read:
AB867-ASA1,16,87 440.08 (2) (a) 46t. Medicolegal investigation: January 1, 2019, and
8quadrennially thereafter.
AB867-ASA1,36 9Section 36. 440.78 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB867-ASA1,16,1010 440.78 (1) (b) A copy of the cremation permit issued under s. 979.10 (1) (a) (ag).
AB867-ASA1,37 11Section 37. Chapter 465 of the statutes is created to read:
AB867-ASA1,16,1312 chapter 465
13 medicolegal investigation
AB867-ASA1,16,14 14465.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB867-ASA1,16,16 15(1g) "Accredited medical examiner" means a medical examiner appointed
16under s. 59.34 (1) (a) or 59.38 (5) who satisfies any of the following:
AB867-ASA1,16,1817 (a) He or she is accredited as a certified forensic pathologist by the American
18Board of Pathology.
AB867-ASA1,16,2019 (b) He or she is accredited as a certified forensic anthropologist by the American
20Board of Forensic Anthropology.
AB867-ASA1,16,2221 (c) He or she is certified in forensic odontology by the American Board of
22Forensic Odontology.
AB867-ASA1,16,23 23(1r) "Board" means the medicolegal investigation examining board.
AB867-ASA1,16,25 24(2) "Medical examiner" means a nonaccredited medical examiner or an
25accredited medical examiner.
AB867-ASA1,17,4
1(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), "medicolegal investigation staff member"
2means a chief deputy coroner, a deputy coroner, a deputy medical examiner, and any
3other individual who assists the office of a coroner or medical examiner with an
4investigation of a death.
AB867-ASA1,17,65 (b) "Medicolegal investigation staff member" does not include any of the
6following:
AB867-ASA1,17,87 1. An individual who is elected as a coroner or appointed to fill a vacancy as a
8coroner.
AB867-ASA1,17,99 2. A medical examiner.
AB867-ASA1,17,1110 3. An individual performing solely administrative functions in the office of a
11coroner or medical examiner.
AB867-ASA1,17,13 12(4) "Nonaccredited medical examiner" means a medical examiner appointed
13under s. 59.34 (1) (a) or 59.38 (5) other than an accredited medical examiner.
AB867-ASA1,17,15 14465.05 Powers and duties of board. (1) Duties. The board shall do all of
15the following:
AB867-ASA1,17,1816 (a) Promulgate rules specifying standards and curricula for the training and
17education requirements to be satisfied by individuals who seek or possess a license
18in medicolegal investigation.
AB867-ASA1,17,2019 (b) Coordinate and provide, on a regional basis and at no cost to licensees, the
20training and education described in s. 465.10 (3), (3m) (b), and (4) (a) 1. and (b) 2.
AB867-ASA1,17,2121 (c) Monitor compliance with the licensure requirements under this chapter.
AB867-ASA1,17,2422 (d) Approve instructor certification standards that must be satisfied in order
23for a person to conduct the training and education required under s. 465.10 (3), (3m)
24(b), and (4) (a) 1. and (b) 2.
AB867-ASA1,18,3
1(dm) If an individual who holds a license issued under s. 465.10 fails to satisfy
2the requirement under s. 465.10 (3) (a) within the period specified in s. 465.10 (3) (a),
3revoke the individual's license.
AB867-ASA1,18,64 (e) If a license issued under s. 465.10 is revoked by the board or is not renewed,
5do any of the following that is applicable with respect to the individual who was the
6holder of the license:
AB867-ASA1,18,117 1. If the individual is a nonaccredited medical examiner, send a statement to
8the county board or county executive, if applicable, for any county in which the
9nonaccredited medical examiner serves recommending dismissal of the
10nonaccredited medical examiner because of the revocation of or failure to renew the
11license.
AB867-ASA1,18,1412 2. If the individual is a medicolegal investigation staff member, send a notice
13to the office in which the medicolegal investigation staff member works notifying the
14coroner or medical examiner of the revocation of or failure to renew the license.
AB867-ASA1,18,18 15(2) Powers. The board may impose fees for initial licenses or for license
16renewals under s. 465.10 (2) and (4). If the board imposes any fee under this
17subsection, the board shall set the fee at an amount commensurate with the cost of
18issuing licenses and monitoring compliance with this chapter.
AB867-ASA1,18,23 19465.10 License required; requirements to maintain license. (1) License
20required.
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may perform a death
21investigation or perform the functions of a medical examiner or medicolegal
22investigation staff member without a license in medicolegal investigation issued
23under this section.
AB867-ASA1,18,2524 (b) None of the following is required to have a license in medicolegal
25investigation issued under this section:
AB867-ASA1,19,1
11. An accredited medical examiner.
AB867-ASA1,19,32 2. An individual who is elected as a coroner or appointed to fill a vacancy as a
3coroner.
AB867-ASA1,19,5 4(2) Issuing of licenses. (a) Initial license. The board shall issue a license in
5medicolegal investigation to an individual if all of the following are satisfied:
AB867-ASA1,19,86 1. The individual is appointed as a nonaccredited medical examiner or is hired
7by a coroner or medical examiner to serve as a medicolegal investigation staff
8member.
AB867-ASA1,19,99 2. The individual pays any fee imposed by the board under s. 465.05 (2).
AB867-ASA1,19,1410 (b) License renewal. The renewal date for a license issued under this subsection
11is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall include any fee
12established by the board under s. 465.05 (2) and proof satisfactory to the board that
13the individual has completed all hours of training or education required under sub.
14(3).
AB867-ASA1,19,17 15(3) Training and education requirements. (a) An individual who is issued an
16initial license under sub. (2) (a) shall, within 18 months after the license is issued,
17complete a basic, 40-hour death investigation training course approved by the board.
AB867-ASA1,19,2218 (am) 1. An individual who is issued an initial license under sub. (2) (a) within
1918 months prior to the next renewal date may renew the license one time without
20satisfying the requirement under par. (a). The individual may renew the license a
212nd time following completion, within the period specified under par. (a), of that
22requirement.
AB867-ASA1,19,2523 2. An individual who is issued an initial license under sub. (2) (a) more than
2418 months prior to the next renewal date may renew the license one time after
25satisfying, within the period specified under par. (a), the requirement under par. (a).
AB867-ASA1,20,5
1(b) An individual applying for a renewal of a license issued under sub. (2) (a)
2subsequent to the 2nd renewal under par. (am) 1. or the first renewal under par. (am)
32., and an individual applying for a renewal of a license issued under sub. (2) (a)
4subsequent to the renewal under sub. (3m) (b), shall complete 24 hours of education,
5as prescribed by the board.
AB867-ASA1,20,13 6(3m) Currently serving individuals. (a) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (a), the
7board shall issue an initial license in medicolegal investigation under sub. (2) (a) to
8every individual who is serving as a nonaccredited medical examiner or medicolegal
9investigation staff member in this state on the effective date of this paragraph ....
10[LRB inserts date]. The board may also, in the manner prescribed by the board, issue
11an initial license in medicolegal investigation under sub. (2) (a) to an individual who
12is serving as a coroner in this state on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
13inserts date], and who elects to receive a license under this paragraph.
AB867-ASA1,20,1714 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (a) and (am), an individual issued an initial license
15under par. (a) is not required to satisfy the requirement under sub. (3) (a), but shall
16instead, prior to the January 1, 2019, renewal date, satisfy all of the following in
17order to renew the license:
AB867-ASA1,20,1818 1. Complete 24 hours of education, as prescribed by the board.
AB867-ASA1,20,2019 2. In addition to the hours of education required under subd. 1., do one of the
20following:
AB867-ASA1,20,2121 a. Complete 16 hours of education, as prescribed by the board.
AB867-ASA1,20,2322 b. Obtain a waiver from the requirement under subd. 2. a. in the method
23described under par. (c).
AB867-ASA1,21,324 (c) The board may grant a waiver of the education requirement under par. (b)
252. a. to a coroner, nonaccredited medical examiner, or medicolegal investigation staff

1member who holds a credential, in good standing, from a nationally recognized
2accreditation organization specializing in death investigation education and who
3applies to the board for a waiver in the method prescribed by the board.
AB867-ASA1,21,54 (d) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (a) 2. and s. 465.05 (2), no initial license fee may
5be imposed for individuals issued an initial license under par. (a).
AB867-ASA1,21,8 6(4) Optional license. (a) Initial license. The board may issue a license in
7medicolegal investigation to an individual, other than an individual required to hold
8a license under sub. (1), who satisfies all of the following criteria:
AB867-ASA1,21,109 1. The individual successfully completes 40 hours of training, as prescribed by
10the board, and any additional requirements set by the board.
AB867-ASA1,21,1211 2. The individual applies to the board for a license in the manner prescribed
12by the board.
AB867-ASA1,21,1413 3. The individual pays any licensing fee imposed by the board under s. 465.05
14(2).
AB867-ASA1,21,1715 (b) License renewal. The renewal date for a license issued under this subsection
16is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall include all of the
17following:
AB867-ASA1,21,1818 1. Any fee established by the board under s. 465.05 (2).
AB867-ASA1,21,2319 2. Proof satisfactory to the board that the individual has completed, in the
204-year period preceding the renewal date, 24 hours of education, as prescribed by the
21board. This subdivision does not apply to an individual applying for an initial
22renewal who is issued a license under par. (a) when there is less than one year
23remaining until the next license renewal date.
AB867-ASA1,21,2524 3. Proof that the individual has fulfilled any other requirements of licensure
25as prescribed by the board.
AB867-ASA1,22,5
1(5) Board notification requirement. An individual who is elected as a coroner,
2is appointed to fill a vacancy as a coroner, is appointed as a nonaccredited medical
3examiner, or is hired by a coroner or medical examiner to serve as a medicolegal
4investigation staff member shall, if he or she leaves his or her position as a coroner,
5medical examiner, or medicolegal investigation staff member, so inform the board.
AB867-ASA1,22,7 6465.15 Penalty. Any person who violates s. 465.10 (1) (a) shall be fined not
7more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 90 days.
AB867-ASA1,38 8Section 38. 979.01 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 979.01 (1m) (a) and
9amended to read:
AB867-ASA1,22,1310 979.01 (1m) (a) The Except as provided in par. (b), the coroner or medical
11examiner receiving notification under sub. (1) or (1g) shall immediately, within a
12reasonable time after receiving notice of the death,
notify the district attorney for his
13or her county of the death
.
AB867-ASA1,39 14Section 39. 979.01 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB867-ASA1,22,1715 979.01 (1m) (b) Except as provided in s. 979.04 (2), the coroner or medical
16examiner is not required to notify the district attorney of any deaths for which the
17district attorney, in writing, waives notice.
AB867-ASA1,40 18Section 40. 979.01 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB867-ASA1,22,2019 979.01 (1p) A coroner or medical examiner who receives notice of a death under
20sub. (1), or his or her designee, shall notify the deceased's next of kin of the death.
AB867-ASA1,41 21Section 41. 979.01 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB867-ASA1,23,222 979.01 (1r) If the coroner or medical examiner is notified of a death under sub.
23(1) or (1g) and determines that his or her notification of the death was not required
24under sub. (1) or (1g),
the discovery of human remains under this section and

1determines that the human remains have no forensic significance,
he or she shall
2notify the director of the historical society under s. 157.70 (3).
AB867-ASA1,42 3Section 42. 979.01 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 979.105 and amended to
4read:
AB867-ASA1,23,18 5979.105 Authorization to embalm a body. No person may embalm or
6perform an autopsy on
the body of any person who has died under any of the
7circumstances listed in this section or on the body of
any person whose death has
8been
must be reported under s. 948.23 (1) (b) unless the person obtains or 979.01 (1)
9without
the written authorization of the coroner or medical examiner of the county
10in which the injury or cause of death occurred. Such authorization shall be issued
11by the
An authorization under this section shall include information necessary to
12identify the deceased, the date and place of death, and the name of the funeral
13director or person acting in place of the funeral director and shall specify that the
14authorization does not override the wishes of the next of kin of the deceased with
15respect to disposition of the body. The
coroner or a deputy or a medical examiner, or
16his or her designee, shall issue an authorization under this section
within 12 hours
17after notification of the reportable death, or as soon thereafter as possible in the
18event of unexplained, unusual or suspicious circumstances.
AB867-ASA1,43 19Section 43. 979.025 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB867-ASA1,24,620 979.025 (2) Inmate confined in an institution in another state. If an
21individual dies while he or she is in the legal custody of the department and confined
22to a correctional facility in another state under a contract under s. 301.07, 301.21,
23or 302.25, the department shall have an autopsy and any other appropriate
24diagnostic procedure
performed by an appropriate authority in the other state or by
25the coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the circuit court is located

1that sentenced the individual to the custody of the department. If the coroner or
2medical examiner who performs the autopsy or other diagnostic procedure in this
3state determines that the individual's death may have been the result of any of the
4situations that would permit the district attorney to order an inquest under s. 979.04
5(1), the coroner or medical examiner shall forward the results of the autopsy or other
6diagnostic procedure
to the appropriate authority in the other state.
AB867-ASA1,44 7Section 44. 979.025 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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