AB530,12,2517 69.18 (3) (a) Except as provided under par. (c) or (e), the person who has moved
18a corpse under sub. (1) (a) shall complete a report for final disposition, on a form
19supplied by the state registrar, and, within 24 hours after being notified of the death,
20mail or present a copy of the report to the coroner or medical examiner in the county
21of the place of death and mail or present a copy to the local registrar in the
22registration district of the place of death. If the cause of death is subject to an
23investigation
must be reported to a coroner or medical examiner under s. 979.01 or
24979.03
, the report for final disposition shall be submitted to the coroner or medical
25examiner in the county in which the event which caused the death occurred.
AB530,13
1Section 13. 69.18 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,13,62 69.18 (3) (b) If a medical certification for a corpse is required under sub. (2) (d),
3no person may embalm the corpse or effect its final disposition without satisfying the
4requirements for a report under par. (a) and without obtaining the written
5permission of the person required to complete the medical certification under sub.
6(2) (d)
an authorization to embalm or dispose of a body under s. 979.105.
AB530,14 7Section 14. 69.18 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,13,158 69.18 (3) (d) No person may remove a corpse from this state if the place of death
9was in this state unless the corpse is accompanied by a copy of the report for final
10disposition. If a medical certification is required for the corpse under sub. (2) (d), the
11corpse must be accompanied by the report and the written permission of the coroner
12or medical examiner to embalm and effect final disposition
an authorization to
13embalm or dispose of a body under s. 979.105
. No person may remove a stillbirth
14from this state if the delivery of the stillbirth was in this state unless the stillbirth
15is accompanied by a report for final disposition.
AB530,15 16Section 15. 69.18 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 69.18 (4) (c) and
17amended to read:
AB530,14,218 69.18 (4) (c) Subject to s. 157.111, the coroner or medical examiner of the county
19in which a decedent's corpse is interred shall issue an authorization a permit for
20disinterment and reinterment upon receipt of an order of a court of competent
21jurisdiction or upon receipt of a written application for disinterment and reinterment
22signed by the person in charge of the disinterment and by any of the following
23persons, in order of priority stated, when persons in prior classes are not available
24at the time of application, and in the absence of actual notice of contrary indications

1by the decedent or actual notice of opposition by a member of the same or a prior
2class:
.
AB530,16 3Section 16. 69.18 (4) (a) 1g. to 6. of the statutes are renumbered 69.18 (4) (am)
41g. to 6.
AB530,17 5Section 17. 69.18 (4) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,14,86 69.18 (4) (am) (intro.) In this subsection, "representative of the decedent"
7means any member of the following classes of individuals, in the order of priority
8listed:
AB530,18 9Section 18. 69.18 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,14,1210 69.18 (4) (b) Except as provided in s. 157.112 (3), no person may disinter a
11human corpse from a grave or tomb without first obtaining a disinterment permit
12under par. (c) or (d).
AB530,19 13Section 19. 69.18 (4) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB530,20 14Section 20. 69.18 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,14,1915 69.18 (4) (d) Subject to s. 157.111, the coroner or medical examiner of the county
16in which a decedent's corpse is interred shall issue a disinterment permit upon
17receipt of a written application for disinterment that is made and signed by a
18representative of the decedent and signed by the person in charge of disinterment
19if all of the following apply:
AB530,14,2120 1. No representative of the decedent who is a member of a prior class under par.
21(am) is available at the time the application is made.
AB530,14,2322 2. The coroner or medical examiner does not have actual notice that the
23decedent would have opposed the disinterment.
AB530,15,3
13. The coroner or medical examiner does not have actual notice of opposition
2to disinterment by a representative of the decedent who is a member of the same or
3a prior class under par. (am) as the applicant.
AB530,15,54 4. The applicant provides proof of intent to cremate the decedent's corpse or to
5lawfully inter the decedent's corpse in a specified burial place.
AB530,21 6Section 21. 69.18 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,15,87 69.18 (4) (e) No person may cremate a corpse disinterred under this subsection
8without obtaining a cremation release under s. 979.10 (1) (ag).
AB530,22 9Section 22. 69.18 (4) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,15,1210 69.18 (4) (f) Except as provided in s. 157.112 (3), no person may disinter a
11decedent's cremated remains from a cemetery unless all of the following conditions
12are satisfied:
AB530,15,1313 1. The cemetery authority, or its designee, consents to disinterment.
AB530,15,1614 2. A representative of the decedent consents to disinterment and no other
15representative of the decedent who is a member of the same or a prior class under
16par. (am) objects to disinterment.
AB530,23 17Section 23. 69.20 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,15,2018 69.20 (2) (a) 2. For a certificate of death, any of the persons specified under s.
1969.18 (4) (a) (am) 1g. to 6. or an individual who is authorized in writing by one of the
20persons.
AB530,24 21Section 24. 157.02 (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the statutes are renumbered
22157.02 (1m) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e), and 157.02 (1m) (b) and (e), as renumbered, are
23amended to read:
AB530,16,324 157.02 (1m) (b) Time allowed relative to act. If a relative or friend fails to
25arrange for taking charge of the corpse within a reasonable time after death, the

1superintendent or other officer may proceed as provided in this section subsection,
2but relatives or friends may claim the corpse at any time before it has been delivered
3pursuant to sub. (3) par. (c).
AB530,16,54 (e) Other disposition. If the corpse is not disposed of under subs. (1) to (4) pars.
5(a) to (d)
, the superintendent or public officer shall properly bury it.
AB530,25 6Section 25. 157.02 (1m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,16,77 157.02 (1m) (title) Disposition of inmate's remains.
AB530,26 8Section 26. 157.02 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,16,189 157.02 (2m) Disposition of other unclaimed remains. (a) If a person, other
10than a person who has responsibility to dispose of a corpse under sub. (1m), has the
11corpse of a deceased individual and cannot by exercise of reasonable effort locate a
12representative of the deceased, as defined in s. 979.001 (8), or a representative of the
13deceased refuses to claim the corpse for disposition, the person shall notify the
14coroner or medical examiner in the county of residence of the deceased, and the
15coroner or medical examiner shall take custody of the corpse and cause the corpse
16to be decently buried or cremated. The county shall pay costs of burial or cremation
17under this paragraph with funds other than funds appropriated for the operation of
18the coroner's or medical examiner's office.
AB530,16,2119 (b) A coroner or medical examiner is immune from civil liability for his or her
20choice of method for disposing of an unidentified corpse under this subsection if the
21coroner or medical examiner made reasonable efforts to identify the corpse.
AB530,16,2522 (c) A coroner or medical examiner is immune from civil liability for his or her
23choice of method for disposing of an unclaimed corpse under this subsection if the
24coroner or medical examiner made reasonable efforts to notify a representative of the
25deceased, as defined in s. 979.001 (8), of the disposal of the corpse.
AB530,27
1Section 27. 157.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,17,62 157.03 (1) The corpse of a person who died with smallpox, diphtheria, or scarlet
3fever, or who in his or her last sickness shall request to be buried or cremated, and
4of a stranger or traveler who suddenly died, shall not be disposed of under s. 157.02
5(3) (1m) (c), and no person having charge of a corpse authorized to be so disposed of
6shall sell or deliver it to be used outside the state.
AB530,28 7Section 28. 157.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,17,118 157.03 (2) Upon receipt of the corpse by a university or school pursuant to s.
9157.02 (3) (1m) (c) it shall be properly embalmed and retained for 3 months before
10being used or dismembered and shall be delivered to any relative claiming it upon
11satisfactory proof of relationship.
AB530,29 12Section 29. 157.055 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,17,1713 157.055 (2) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 69.18 (4), 157.113, 445.04 (2), 445.14,
14979.01 (3), (3m), and (4), 979.02, and 979.025 (2), 979.027, 979.10, and 979.105, and
15subch. VII of ch. 440, during a period of a state of emergency related to public health
16declared by the governor under s. 323.10, a public health authority may do all of the
17following:
AB530,30 18Section 30. 157.112 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,17,2119 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:
AB530,31 22Section 31. 157.70 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,18,223 157.70 (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).
AB530,32 3Section 32. 346.71 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,18,154 346.71 (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).
AB530,33 16Section 33. 346.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,19,1517 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.
AB530,34 16Section 34. 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,19,2017 440.03 (9) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and except as provided in par. (bm),
18the department shall, biennially, determine each fee for an initial credential for
19which no examination is required, for a reciprocal credential, and for a credential
20renewal by doing all of the following:
AB530,35 21Section 35. 440.03 (9) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,19,2422 440.03 (9) (bm) The medicolegal investigation examining board may determine
23the amount of any fees imposed for licenses issued under s. 463.10, in accordance
24with s. 463.05 (2) (a).
AB530,36 25Section 36. 440.03 (13) (b) 38m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,20,1
1440.03 (13) (b) 38m. Medicolegal investigator.
AB530,37 2Section 37. 440.05 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
320
, is amended to read:
AB530,20,6 4440.05 Standard fees. (intro.) The following standard fees apply to all initial
5credentials, except as provided in ss. 440.51, 444.03, 444.11, 446.02 (2) (c), 447.04 (2)
6(c) 2., 449.17 (1m) (d), and 449.18 (2) (d), and 463.05 (2) (a):
AB530,38 7Section 38. 440.08 (2) (a) 46t. of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,20,98 440.08 (2) (a) 46t. Medicolegal investigation: January 1, 2015, and every 4
9years thereafter.
AB530,39 10Section 39. 440.78 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,20,1211 440.78 (1) (b) A copy of the cremation permit release issued under s. 979.10 (1)
12(a) (ag).
AB530,40 13Section 40. Chapter 463 of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,20,1514 chapter 463
15 medicolegal investigation
AB530,20,16 16463.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB530,20,17 17(1) "Board" means the medicolegal investigation examining board.
AB530,20,19 18(2) "Medical examiner" means a nonphysician medical examiner or a physician
19medical examiner.
AB530,20,24 20(3) "Medicolegal investigation staff member" includes a chief deputy coroner,
21a deputy coroner, a deputy medical examiner, and any individual who assists the
22office of a coroner or medical examiner with an investigation of a death. "Medicolegal
23investigation staff member" does not include an individual performing solely
24administrative functions in the office of a coroner or medical examiner.
AB530,21,2
1(4) "Nonphysician medical examiner" means a medical examiner appointed
2under s. 59.34 (1) (a) or 59.38 (5) who is not a physician.
AB530,21,3 3(5) "Physician" has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5).
AB530,21,5 4(6) "Physician medical examiner" means a medical examiner appointed under
5s. 59.34 (1) (a) or 59.38 (5) who is a physician.
AB530,21,7 6463.05 Powers and duties of board. (1) Duties. The board shall do all of
7the following:
AB530,21,108 (a) Promulgate rules specifying standards and curricula for the training and
9education requirements to be satisfied by individuals who seek or possess a license
10in medicolegal investigation.
AB530,21,1211 (b) Coordinate and provide, on a regional basis, the training and education
12described in s. 463.10 (3) and (4) (a) 1. and (b) 2.
AB530,21,1313 (c) Monitor compliance with the licensure requirements under this chapter.
AB530,21,1614 (d) Approve instructor certification standards that must be satisfied in order
15for a person to conduct the training and education required under s. 463.10 (3) and
16(4) (a) 1. and (b) 2.
AB530,21,1817 (e) If a license issued under s. 463.10 is not renewed, do any of the following that
18is applicable with respect to the holder of the license:
AB530,21,2119 1. If the holder of the license is a coroner, send a statement to the governor
20recommending removal of the coroner from office because of the coroner's failure to
21renew the license.
AB530,22,222 2. If the holder of the license is a nonphysician medical examiner, send a
23statement to the county board or county executive, if applicable, of any county in
24which the individual serves recommending dismissal of the nonphysician medical

1examiner because of the nonphysician medical examiner's failure to renew the
2license.
AB530,22,53 3. If the holder of the license is a medicolegal investigation staff member, send
4a notice to the office in which the individual works notifying the coroner or medical
5examiner of the staff member's failure to renew the license.
AB530,22,6 6(2) Powers. The board may do any of the following:
AB530,22,107 (a) Impose fees for initial licenses or for license renewals under s. 463.10 (2) and
8(4). If the board imposes any fee under this paragraph, the board shall set the fee
9at an amount commensurate with the cost of issuing licenses and monitoring
10compliance with this chapter.
AB530,22,1211 (b) Impose a fee for the receipt of training and education provided under sub.
12(1) (b).
AB530,22,1413 (c) Promulgate and enforce any rules not inconsistent with this chapter to
14enforce this chapter.
AB530,22,19 15463.10 License required; requirements to maintain license. (1) License
16required.
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may perform a death
17investigation or perform the functions of a coroner, medical examiner, or medicolegal
18investigation staff member without a license in medicolegal investigation issued
19under this section.
AB530,22,2120 (b) A physician medical examiner is not required to have a license in
21medicolegal investigation issued under this section.
AB530,22,23 22(2) Issuing of licenses. (a) Initial license. The board shall issue a license in
23medicolegal investigation to an individual if all of the following are satisfied:
AB530,23,3
11. The individual is elected as a coroner, is appointed to fill a vacancy as a
2coroner, is appointed as a nonphysician medical examiner, or is hired by a coroner
3or medical examiner to serve as a medicolegal investigation staff member.
AB530,23,44 2. The individual pays any fee imposed by the board under s. 463.05 (2) (a).
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