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12. The coroner or medical examiner in the county where the event which caused
2the death occurred if the death occurred in this state and
who investigated the death
3if the death was pronounced in this state and is the subject of to an investigation
4under s. 979.01; or.
AB530,42,85 3. The coroner or medical examiner of the county where the corpse body is to
6be cremated if the death occurred was pronounced outside this state. A cremation
7permit issued under this subdivision may not be used in any county except the county
8in which the cremation permit is issued.
AB530,74 9Section 74. 979.10 (1) (a) 1m. and 2m. of the statutes are created to read:
AB530,42,1110 979.10 (1) (a) 1m. The person determines that the body must be cremated
11immediately to effectively contain the disease.
AB530,42,1312 2m. A public health authority orders sooner disposal of the body under s.
13157.055 (2) (c) during a state of emergency related to public health.
AB530,75 14Section 75. 979.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,42,2015 979.10 (1) (b) A coroner or medical examiner shall include in any cremation
16permit release issued under par. (a) (ag) a statement that he or she has viewed the
17corpse body which is the subject of the permit release and made personal inquiry into
18the cause and manner of death under sub. (2) and is of the opinion that no further
19examination or judicial inquiry is necessary. The release shall also specify the
20earliest date and time that the cremation may occur.
AB530,76 21Section 76. 979.10 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 157.113 and amended
22to read:
AB530,42,25 23157.113 Permission required to deposit cremated remains in cemetery.
24No person may deposit any cremated remains of a corpse in any cemetery without
25the permission of the person who owns or is in charge of the cemetery authority.
AB530,77
1Section 77. 979.10 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,43,102 979.10 (1) (d) If the medical certification of the cause and manner of death of
3a deceased is completed by a physician under s. 69.18 (2) (b) or (c), the coroner or
4medical examiner shall review the medical certification before issuing a cremation
5release for the deceased. It is not a violation of s. 69.24 for a coroner or medical
6examiner to make or receive a copy of a death certificate, that has not been filed
7under s. 69.18 (1), for purposes of this paragraph. A coroner or medical examiner
8may not release such a copy of a death certificate to any other person or use the copy
9for a purpose other than complying with the review requirement under this
10paragraph.
AB530,78 11Section 78. 979.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,43,2512 979.10 (2) If a corpse is to be cremated person requests a cremation release, the
13coroner or medical examiner shall view the body, make a careful personal inquiry
14into the cause and manner of death, and conduct an autopsy or order the conducting
15of an autopsy
, if in his or her or the coroner, medical examiner, or district attorney's
16opinion
attorney determines that it is necessary to determine the cause and manner
17of death, perform or order an autopsy performed on the body. If the coroner or
18medical examiner determines that no further examination or judicial inquiry is
19necessary, he or she shall certify that fact and issue a cremation release. Upon
20written request by the district attorney the coroner or medical examiner shall obtain
21the concurrence of the district attorney before issuing the certification cremation
22release
. If the coroner or medical examiner determines that further examination or
23judicial inquiry is necessary, he or she shall notify the district attorney under s.
24979.04 (2) and refuse to issue a cremation release until the examination or judicial
25inquiry is concluded
.
AB530,79
1Section 79. 979.10 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB530,80 2Section 80. 979.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,44,73 979.10 (4) Whoever accepts, receives, or takes any corpse body of a deceased
4person with intent to destroy the corpse body by means of cremation, or who cremates
5or aids and assists in the cremation of any corpse body of a deceased person without
6having presented the permit release specified in sub. (1) (ag), shall be fined not more
7than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 9 months or both.
AB530,81 8Section 81. 979.10 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,44,129 979.10 (5) If a coroner or medical examiner issues an authorization under s.
10979.105 for a body but refuses to issue a cremation release for the body under sub.
11(2), the coroner or medical examiner and the county are not liable for the cost of
12storing the body.
AB530,82 13Section 82. 979.10 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB530,44,1814 979.10 (6) A person receiving a body under s. 157.02 (1m) (c) or 157.06 for the
15purpose of medical research or education shall request a cremation release from the
16coroner or medical examiner who has jurisdiction to issue a cremation release under
17sub. (1) (ag) before moving the body out of the county served by the coroner or medical
18examiner.
AB530,83 19Section 83. 979.22 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB530,45,2 20979.22 Autopsies Fees for other autopsy and toxicological services
21other diagnostic procedures by coroners or medical examiners. A coroner
22or
medical examiner may perform autopsies and toxicological services other
23diagnostic procedures
not required under this chapter and may charge a fee
24established by the county board for such autopsies and services procedures. The fee

1may not exceed an amount reasonably related to the actual and necessary cost of
2providing the service autopsy and procedures.
AB530,84 3Section 84. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB530,45,74 (1) Examining board; initial terms. Notwithstanding the length of terms
5specified for the members of the medicolegal investigation examining board under
6section 15.405 (18) of the statutes, as created by this act, initial appointments to the
7medicolegal investigation examining board shall be made as follows:
AB530,45,128 (a) The forensic pathologist member under section 15.405 (18) (a) of the
9statutes, as created by this act; the member under section 15.405 (18) (c) of the
10statutes, as created by this act; the member under section 15.405 (18) (e) of the
11statutes, as created by this act; and the member under section 15.405 (18) (i) of the
12statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2016.
AB530,45,1713 (b) The coroner member under section 15.405 (18) (a) of the statutes, as created
14by this act; the member under section 15.405 (18) (b) of the statutes, as created by
15this act; the member under section 15.405 (18) (d) of the statutes, as created by this
16act; and the member under section 15.405 (18) (h) of the statutes, as created by this
17act, shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2018.
AB530,45,2118 (c) The medical examiner member under section 15.405 (18) (a) of the statutes,
19as created by this act; the member under section 15.405 (18) (f) of the statutes, as
20created by this act; and the member under section 15.405 (18) (g) of the statutes, as
21created by this act, shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2020.
AB530,45,2222 (2) Currently serving individuals.
AB530,45,2323 (a) In this subsection:
AB530,45,25 241. "Medical examiner" means a nonphysician medical examiner or a physician
25medical examiner.
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12. "Medicolegal investigation staff member" includes a chief deputy coroner, a
2deputy coroner, a deputy medical examiner, and any individual who assists the office
3of a coroner or medical examiner with an investigation of a death. "Medicolegal
4investigation staff member" does not include an individual performing solely
5administrative functions in the office of a coroner or medical examiner.
AB530,46,7 63. "Nonphysician medical examiner" means a medical examiner appointed
7under section 59.34 (1) (a) or 59.38 (5) of the statutes who is not a physician.
AB530,46,8 84. "Physician" has the meaning given in section 448.01 (5) of the statutes.
AB530,46,10 95. "Physician medical examiner" means a medical examiner appointed under
10section 59.34 (1) (a) or 59.38 (5) of the statutes who is a physician.
AB530,46,1611 (b) Notwithstanding section 463.10 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act,
12the medicolegal investigation examining board shall issue an initial license in
13medicolegal investigation under section 463.10 (2) of the statutes, as created by this
14act, to every individual who is serving as coroner, nonphysician medical examiner,
15and medicolegal investigation staff member in this state on the effective date of this
16paragraph.
AB530,46,1917 (c) 1. Notwithstanding section 463.10 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes, as created by this
18act, no initial license fee may be imposed for individuals issued an initial license
19under paragraph (b).
AB530,46,22 202. Notwithstanding s. 463.05 (2) (b), as created by this act, no fee may be
21imposed for training provided by the board under s. 463.10 (3) (a) 1. and 2. a., as
22created by this act, for individuals issued an initial license under paragraph (b).
AB530,85 23Section 85. Initial applicability.
AB530,47,1024 (1) Death investigations; authorization to embalm or dispose of a body;
25cremation release; disposition of bodies.
The treatment of sections 69.01 (12), 69.18

1(2) (d) 1., 2., and 3., and (3) (a), (b), and (d), 157.02 (1), (1m) (title), (2), (2m), (3), (4),
2and (5), 157.03 (1) and (2), 157.055 (2) (intro.), 346.71 (2), 440.78 (1) (b), 979.001,
3979.01 (title), (1), (1d), (1g), (1i), (1k), (1p), (1r), (3), (3m), and (4), 979.017, 979.025
4(title), (1), (2), and (3), 979.03, 979.032, 979.034, 979.036, 979.09, 979.10 (1) (a)
5(intro.), 1., 1m., 2., 2m., and 3., (b), (c), and (d), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), and 979.22
6of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of sections 979.01 (1m) and (2) and
7979.02 of the statutes, the amendment of section 979.02 (title) of the statutes, and
8the creation of sections 979.01 (1m) (b) and (2) (b) and 979.02 (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and
9(7) of the statutes first apply to deaths occurring on the effective date of this
10subsection.
AB530,47,1311 (2) Disinterment permits. The treatment of sections 69.18 (4) (a) (intro.) and
121g. to 6., (am) (intro.), (b), (bm), (d), (e), and (f) and 157.112 (3) (intro.) of the statutes
13first applies to disinterments performed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB530,86 14Section 86. Effective date.
AB530,47,1615 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 13th month beginning after
16publication.
AB530,47,1717 (End)
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