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1440.03 (13) (b) 38m. Medicolegal investigator.
AB530,37 2Section 37. 440.05 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
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, 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.
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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:
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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).
AB530,23,95 (b) License renewal. The renewal date for a license issued under this subsection
6is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Before any renewal license is delivered to an
7individual, the individual shall pay any fee established by the board under s. 463.05
8(2) (a) and furnish to the board proof of completing all hours of training or education
9required under sub. (3), subject to any waiver granted under sub. (3) (c).
AB530,23,12 10(3) Training and education requirements. (a) Subject to par. (d), an individual
11applying for an initial renewal of a license issued under sub. (2) shall satisfy all of
12the following:
AB530,23,1313 1. Complete 24 hours of training, as prescribed by the board.
AB530,23,1514 2. In addition to the hours of training required under subd. 1., do one of the
15following:
AB530,23,1616 a. Complete 16 hours of training, as prescribed by the board.
AB530,23,1817 b. Obtain a waiver from the requirement under subd. 2. a. in the method
18described under par. (c).
AB530,23,2119 (b) An individual applying for a renewal of a license issued under sub. (2)
20subsequent to the renewal under par. (a) shall complete 24 hours of education, as
21prescribed by the board.
AB530,24,222 (c) The board may grant a waiver of the training requirement under par. (a) 2.
23a. to a coroner, nonphysician medical examiner, or medicolegal investigation staff
24member who holds a credential, in good standing, from a nationally recognized

1accreditation organization specializing in death investigation education and who
2applies to the board for a waiver in the method prescribed by the board.
AB530,24,63 (d) If an individual is issued an initial license under sub. (2) (a) when there is
4less than one year remaining until the next license renewal date, par. (a) does not
5apply to the individual until the individual's first renewal following a full, 4-year
6licensure term.
AB530,24,9 7(4) Optional license. (a) Initial license. The board may issue a license in
8medicolegal investigation to an individual, other than an individual required to hold
9a license under sub. (1), who satisfies all of the following criteria:
AB530,24,1110 1. The individual successfully completes 40 hours of training, as prescribed by
11the board, and any additional requirements set by the board.
AB530,24,1312 2. The individual applies to the board for a license in the manner prescribed
13by the board.
AB530,24,1514 3. The individual pays any licensing fee imposed by the board under s. 463.05
15(2) (a).
AB530,24,1816 (b) License renewal. The renewal date for a license issued under this subsection
17is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Before any renewal license is delivered to an
18individual, the individual shall do all of the following:
AB530,24,1919 1. Pay any fee established by the board under s. 463.05 (2) (a).
AB530,24,2420 2. Furnish to the board proof of completing, in the 4-year period preceding the
21renewal date, 24 hours of education, as prescribed by the board. This subdivision
22does not apply to an individual applying for an initial renewal who is issued a license
23under par. (a) when there is less than one year remaining until the next license
24renewal date.
AB530,24,2525 3. Fulfill any other requirements of licensure as prescribed by the board.
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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 nonphysician 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.
AB530,25,7 6463.15 Penalty. Any person who violates s. 463.10 (1) (a) shall be fined not
7more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 90 days.
AB530,41 8Section 41. 979.001 of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,25,9 9979.001 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB530,25,10 10(1) "Health care provider" means all of the following:
AB530,25,1111 (a) A midwife licensed under subch. XIII of ch. 440.
AB530,25,1212 (b) A nurse licensed under ch. 441.
AB530,25,1313 (c) A chiropractor licensed under ch. 446.
AB530,25,1414 (d) A dentist licensed under ch. 447.
AB530,25,1615 (e) A physician, physician assistant, or respiratory care practitioner licensed
16or certified under subch. II of ch. 448.
AB530,25,1717 (f) A physical therapist licensed under subch. III of ch. 448.
AB530,25,1818 (g) A podiatrist licensed under subch. IV of ch. 448.
AB530,25,1919 (h) A dietitian certified under subch. V of ch. 448.
AB530,25,2020 (i) An athletic trainer licensed under subch. VI of ch. 448.
AB530,25,2221 (j) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under
22subch. VII of ch. 448.
AB530,25,2323 (k) An optometrist licensed under ch. 449.
AB530,25,2424 (L) A pharmacist licensed under ch. 450.
AB530,25,2525 (m) An acupuncturist certified under ch. 451.
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1(n) A psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
AB530,26,32 (o) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor
3certified or licensed under ch. 457.
AB530,26,64 (p) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under subch. II of ch.
5459 or a speech and language pathologist licensed by the department of public
6instruction.
AB530,26,77 (q) A massage therapist or bodyworker certified under ch. 460.
AB530,26,9 8(2) "Hospice" means an organization, program, or place that meets the
9definition in s. 50.90 (1) and that is licensed under s. 50.92.
AB530,26,11 10(3) "Hospital" means a facility licensed under s. 50.35 or a facility operated as
11a hospital by the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state.
AB530,26,12 12(4) "Human remains" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (8).
AB530,26,13 13(5) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b).
AB530,26,17 14(6) "Law enforcement officer" means any person employed by the state, or any
15political subdivision of the state, for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime
16and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations
17of the laws or ordinances that the person is employed to enforce.
AB530,26,19 18(7) "Nursing home" means a facility that meets the definition in s. 50.01 (3) and
19that is licensed under subch. I of ch. 50.
AB530,26,22 20(8) "Representative of the deceased" means any member of one of the following
21classes of individuals, in the order of priority listed, who is available, if no member
22of a prior class is available:
AB530,26,2323 (a) The deceased's spouse.
AB530,26,2424 (b) An adult son or daughter of the deceased.
AB530,26,2525 (c) A parent of the deceased.
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1(d) An adult brother or sister of the deceased.
AB530,27,22 (e) A person appointed as such by the circuit court.
AB530,42 3Section 42. 979.01 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,27,5 4979.01 (title) Reporting deaths required; penalty; taking specimens by
5coroner or medical examiner
jurisdiction for investigating deaths.
AB530,43 6Section 43. 979.01 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB530,27,177 979.01 (1) (a) If a death occurs outside of a hospital, physician's office, nursing
8home, or hospice, and is not required to be reported under par. (b) or (c), a law
9enforcement officer, health care provider, or funeral director who has knowledge of
10the death and any person who discovers the body or remains of a deceased individual
11shall immediately report the death to the coroner or medical examiner in the county
12in which the individual was pronounced dead or in which the deceased's body or
13remains were located except that a person who is required to report a death because
14he or she discovered a body or the remains of a deceased individual may report the
15death to a law enforcement officer in lieu of reporting the death to the coroner or
16medical examiner. Deaths that are required to be reported under this paragraph
17include all of the following:
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