AB783, s. 24 4Section 24. 157.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB783,14,85 157.03 (2) Upon receipt of the corpse by a university or school pursuant to s.
6157.02 (3) (1m) (c) it shall be properly embalmed and retained for 3 months before
7being used or dismembered and shall be delivered to any relative claiming it upon
8satisfactory proof of relationship.
AB783, s. 25 9Section 25. 157.055 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB783,14,1410 157.055 (2) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 69.18 (4), 157.113, 445.04 (2), 445.14,
11979.01 (3), (3m), and (4), 979.02, and 979.025 (2), 979.027, 979.10, and 979.105, and
12subch. VI of ch. 440, during a period of a state of emergency related to public health
13declared by the governor under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 1., a public health authority may do
14all of the following:
AB783, s. 26 15Section 26. 157.113 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB783,14,17 16157.113 (title) Permission required to deposit cremated remains in
17cemetery.
AB783, s. 27 18Section 27. 157.70 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB783,14,2219 157.70 (3) (a) Except as provided under s. 979.01, a A person shall immediately
20notify the director if the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that a
21burial site or the cataloged land contiguous to a cataloged burial site is being
22disturbed or may be disturbed contrary to the requirements of subs. (4) and (5).
AB783, s. 28 23Section 28. 165.50 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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1165.50 (4) The attorney general may order and represent the state in an
2inquest as provided under s. 979.04 (1) or may order a preliminary investigation into
3a death as provided under s. 979.04 (3).
AB783, s. 29 4Section 29. 165.65 of the statutes is created to read:
AB783,15,6 5165.65 Board on medicolegal investigations. The board on medicolegal
6investigations shall do all of the following:
AB783,15,8 7(1) Promulgate rules establishing testing and training requirements for
8coroners, deputy coroners, medical examiners, and medical examiners' assistants.
AB783,15,10 9(2) If a coroner does not satisfy the testing and training requirements for
10coroners under sub. (1), notify the governor and the appropriate county board.
AB783,15,12 11(3) If a medical examiner does not satisfy the training and testing requirement
12for medical examiners under sub. (1), notify the appropriate county board.
AB783,15,14 13(4) Promulgate rules establishing standards for the content and maintenance
14of coroner and medical examiner death investigation records under s. 979.032.
AB783,15,16 15(5) Promulgate rules regarding public access to coroner and medical examiner
16death investigation records under s. 979.032.
AB783,15,18 17(6) Create a form that coroners and medical examiners shall use to issue
18permits for disinterment or reinterment under s. 69.18 (4).
AB783, s. 30 19Section 30. 346.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB783,16,1820 346.71 (2) In cases of death involving a motor vehicle in which the decedent was
21the operator of a motor vehicle, a pedestrian 14 years of age or older or a bicycle or
22electric personal assistive mobility device operator 14 years of age or older and who
23died within 6 hours of the time of the accident, the coroner or medical examiner of
24the county where the death occurred shall require that a blood specimen of at least
2510 cc. be withdrawn from the body of the decedent within 12 hours after his or her

1death, by the coroner or medical examiner or by a physician so designated by the
2coroner or medical examiner or by a qualified person at the direction of the physician.
3All funeral directors shall obtain a release from the coroner or medical examiner of
4the county where the accident occurred as provided in s. 979.01 (4) 979.105 prior to
5proceeding with embalming any body coming under the scope of this section. The
6blood so drawn shall be forwarded to a laboratory approved by the department of
7health and family services for analysis of the alcoholic content of the blood specimen.
8The coroner or medical examiner causing the blood to be withdrawn shall be notified
9of the results of each analysis made and shall forward the results of each such
10analysis to the department of health and family services. If the death involved a
11motor vehicle, the department shall keep a record of all such examinations to be used
12for statistical purposes only and the department shall disseminate and make public
13the cumulative results of the examinations without identifying the individuals
14involved. If the death involved an all-terrain vehicle, the department of natural
15resources shall keep a record of all such examinations to be used for statistical
16purposes only and the department of natural resources shall disseminate and make
17public the cumulative results of the examinations without identifying the
18individuals involved.
AB783, s. 31 19Section 31. 440.78 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB783,16,2120 440.78 (1) (b) A copy of the cremation permit release issued under s. 979.10 (1)
21(a) (ag).
AB783, s. 32 22Section 32. 979.001 of the statutes is created to read:
AB783,16,23 23979.001 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB783,16,25 24(1) "Deceased's representative" means any member of the following classes of
25individuals, in the order of priority listed:
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1(a) The deceased's spouse.
AB783,17,22 (b) An adult son or daughter of the deceased.
AB783,17,33 (c) A parent of the deceased.
AB783,17,44 (d) An adult brother or sister of the deceased.
AB783,17,55 (e) A person appointed as such by the circuit court.
AB783,17,6 6(2) "Event" includes a sudden unexplained collapse.
AB783,17,7 7(3) "Health care provider" means all of the following:
AB783,17,88 (a) A midwife licensed under subch. XII of ch 440.
AB783,17,99 (b) A nurse licensed under ch. 441.
AB783,17,1010 (c) A chiropractor licensed under ch. 446.
AB783,17,1111 (d) A dentist licensed under ch. 447.
AB783,17,1312 (e) A physician, physician assistant, or respiratory care practitioner licensed
13or certified under subch. II of ch. 448.
AB783,17,1414 (f) A physical therapist licensed under subch. III of ch. 448.
AB783,17,1515 (g) A podiatrist licensed under subch. IV of ch. 448.
AB783,17,1616 (h) A dietitian certified under subch. V of ch. 448.
AB783,17,1717 (i) An athletic trainer licensed under subch. VI of ch. 448.
AB783,17,1918 (j) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under
19subch. VII of ch. 448.
AB783,17,2020 (k) An optometrist licensed under ch. 449.
AB783,17,2121 (L) A pharmacist licensed under ch. 450.
AB783,17,2222 (m) An acupuncturist certified under ch. 451.
AB783,17,2323 (n) A psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
AB783,17,2524 (o) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor
25certified or licensed under ch. 457.
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1(p) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under subch. II of ch.
2459 or a speech and language pathologist licensed by the department of public
3instruction.
AB783,18,44 (q) A massage therapist or bodyworker certified under ch. 460.
AB783,18,5 5(4) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b).
AB783,18,8 6(5) "Therapeutic misadventure" means an unintended medical error made by
7a health care provider or an unexpected mechanical failure of a medical device
8during the treatment of a patient that causes serious harm to the patient.
AB783, s. 33 9Section 33. 979.01 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB783,18,11 10979.01 (title) Reporting deaths required; penalty; taking specimens by
11coroner or medical examiner jurisdiction for investigating deaths.
AB783, s. 34 12Section 34. 979.01 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB783,18,2413 979.01 (1) (intro.) All physicians, authorities of hospitals, sanatoriums,
14public and private institutions, convalescent homes, authorities of any institution
15of a like nature, and other persons having
Any health care provider, director of an
16inpatient health care facility, as defined in s. 50.135 (1), director of a long-term
17care facility, as defined in s. 16.009 (1) (em), director of emergency medical
18services, director of a correctional facility, or any other person who has
knowledge
19of the death of any person who has died under any of the following circumstances
20individual, shall, if any of the following applies, immediately report the death to
21the sheriff, police chief, the medical examiner or coroner of in the county where in
22which
the death took place individual was pronounced dead or in which the
23individual's body or remains were located and may report the death to a law
24enforcement officer in that county
:
AB783, s. 35 25Section 35. 979.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1979.01 (1) (a) All deaths in which there are The death involves unexplained,
2unusual, or suspicious circumstances.
AB783, s. 36 3Section 36. 979.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB783,19,54 979.01 (1) (b) The death is a suspected homicide, including a death resulting
5from an act of bioterrorism, as defined in s. 166.02 (1r).
AB783, s. 37 6Section 37. 979.01 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB783,19,77 979.01 (1) (c) The death is a suspected suicide.
AB783, s. 38 8Section 38. 979.01 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB783,19,109 979.01 (1) (d) All deaths following The death is of a woman and is associated
10with
an abortion, as defined in s. 253.10 (2) (a).
AB783, s. 39 11Section 39. 979.01 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB783,19,1512 979.01 (1) (e) All deaths due to Injury or poisoning may be a contributing cause
13of the death
, whether homicidal, suicidal or accidental or not the injury or poisoning
14is the primary cause of death and regardless of the interval between the injury or
15poisoning and the death
.
AB783, s. 40 16Section 40. 979.01 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB783,19,2017 979.01 (1) (f) The death occurs while the individual is in the actual or
18constructive custody of a law enforcement officer, during active pursuit of the
19individual by a law enforcement officer, or otherwise involves a law enforcement
20officer.
AB783, s. 41 21Section 41. 979.01 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB783,19,2522 979.01 (1) (g) When there was no The individual was not under the care of a
23physician, or accredited practitioner of a bona fide religious denomination relying
24upon prayer or spiritual means for healing in attendance within 30 days preceding

25for the illness or condition that caused the death.
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1Section 42. 979.01 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB783,20,62 979.01 (1) (h) The death occurs while the individual is confined in a federal
3prison in this state, a state prison, county jail or house of correction, a juvenile
4correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a juvenile detention facility, as
5defined in s. 938.02 (10r), or is otherwise incarcerated in the custody of the
6department of corrections or of a county sheriff.
AB783, s. 43 7Section 43. 979.01 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB783,20,148 979.01 (1) (i) When, after After reasonable efforts, a physician cannot within
96 days after the pronouncement of death, or sooner under circumstances that the
10coroner or medical examiner determines constitute an emergency,
be obtained to sign
11the medical certification as required under s. 69.18 (2) (b) or (c) within 6 days after
12the pronouncement of death or sooner under circumstances which the coroner or
13medical examiner determines to be an emergency
, or all persons authorized to certify
14the cause of death under s. 69.18 (2) (b) or (c) refuse to sign the death certificate
.
AB783, s. 44 15Section 44. 979.01 (1) (j) to (p) of the statutes are created to read:
AB783,20,1716 979.01 (1) (j) The death occurs while the individual is detained or
17institutionalized under s. 51.20, 971.14, or 971.17 or ch. 980.
AB783,20,2018 (k) The death occurs while the individual is receiving emergency care at a
19hospital, as defined in s. 50.33 (2) (a) and (c), or a physician's office, as defined in s.
20101.123 (1) (dg).
AB783,20,2321 (L) The death occurs during a diagnostic, anesthetic, or therapeutic procedure
22or during administration of medication and is suspected to be associated with a
23therapeutic misadventure.
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1(m) The death is suspected to be associated with the abuse of a chemical
2substance that may be legally used or with the use of a controlled substances, as
3defined in s. 961.01 (4).
AB783,21,74 (n) The death is associated with an epidemic or pandemic, with the spread of
5a dangerous communicable disease, as defined by the department of health and
6family services, or with a disease-causing agent that may pose a threat to public
7health.
AB783,21,98 (o) The individual's remains are discovered outside a cemetery or documented
9burial plot.
AB783,21,1210 (p) The coroner or medical examiner for the county in which the individual was
11pronounced dead or in which the individual's body or remains were located, in a
12written and published death reporting protocol, requires that the death be reported.
AB783, s. 45 13Section 45. 979.01 (1g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB783,21,1614 979.01 (1g) If a law enforcement officer is notified of a death under sub. (1), the
15law enforcement officer shall immediately notify the coroner or medical examiner in
16the county in which the body or remains were located.
AB783, s. 46 17Section 46. 979.01 (1i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB783,21,2318 979.01 (1i) If there is reason to believe that a death that must be reported under
19sub. (1) was caused by a crime, injury, or other event that occurred in a county in this
20state, other than the county in which the body is located, the coroner or medical
21examiner in the county in which the body is located shall immediately notify the
22coroner or medical examiner in the county in which the crime, injury, or other event
23is believed to have occurred.
AB783, s. 47 24Section 47. 979.01 (1k) of the statutes is created to read:
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1979.01 (1k) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a death must be reported under
2sub. (1), the coroner or medical examiner in the county in which the crime, injury, or
3other event that caused the death occurred has jurisdiction to investigate the cause
4and manner of death.
AB783,22,105 (b) If there is reason to believe that a death that must be reported under sub.
6(1) was caused by a crime, injury, or other event that occurred outside this state, or
7if after reasonable efforts it cannot be determined where the crime, injury, or other
8event that caused the death occurred, the coroner or medical examiner in the county
9in which death is pronounced has jurisdiction to investigate the cause and manner
10of death.
AB783, s. 48 11Section 48. 979.01 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 979.01 (1m) (a) and
12amended to read:
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