AB720,8,2420 69.18 (3) (b) If a medical certification for a corpse is required under sub. (2) (d),
21no person may embalm the corpse or effect its final disposition without satisfying the
22requirements for a report under par. (a) and without obtaining the written
23permission of the person required to complete the medical certification under sub.
24(2) (d) an authorization to embalm or dispose of a body under s. 979.105.

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169.18 (3) (d) No person may remove a corpse from this state if the place of death
2was in this state unless the corpse is accompanied by a copy of the report for final
3disposition. If a medical certification is required for the corpse under sub. (2) (d), the
4corpse must be accompanied by the report and the written permission of the coroner
5or medical examiner to embalm and effect final disposition an authorization to
6embalm or dispose of a body under s. 979.105. No person may remove a stillbirth
7from this state if the delivery of the stillbirth was in this state unless the stillbirth
8is accompanied by a report for final disposition.

AB720,9,1911 69.18 (4) (c) Subject to s. 157.111, the coroner or medical examiner of the county
12in which a decedent's corpse is interred shall issue an authorization a permit for
13disinterment and reinterment upon receipt of an order of a court of competent
14jurisdiction or upon receipt of a written application for disinterment and reinterment
15signed by the person in charge of the disinterment and by any of the following
16persons, in order of priority stated, when persons in prior classes are not available
17at the time of application, and in the absence of actual notice of contrary indications
18by the decedent or actual notice of opposition by a member of the same or a prior
19class:.

AB720,9,2523 69.18 (4) (am) (intro.) In this subsection, "representative of the decedent"
24means any member of the following classes of individuals, in the order of priority
25listed:

AB720,10,42 69.18 (4) (b) Except as provided in s. 157.112 (3), no person may disinter a
3human corpse from a grave or tomb without first obtaining a disinterment permit
4under par. (c) or (d).

AB720,10,117 69.18 (4) (d) Subject to s. 157.111, the coroner or medical examiner of the county
8in which a decedent's corpse is interred shall issue a disinterment permit upon
9receipt of a written application for disinterment that is made and signed by a
10representative of the decedent and signed by the person in charge of disinterment
11if all of the following apply:

AB720,10,1312 1. No representative of the decedent who is of a member of prior class under
13par. (am) is available at the time the application is made.

AB720,10,1514 2. The coroner or medical examiner does not have actual notice that the
15decedent would have opposed the disinterment.

AB720,10,1816 3. The coroner or medical examiner does not have actual notice of opposition
17to disinterment by a representative of the decedent who is a member of the same or
18a prior class under par. (am) as the applicant.

AB720,10,2019 4. The applicant provides proof of intent to cremate the decedent's corpse or to
20lawfully inter the decedent' s corpse in a specified burial place.

AB720,10,2322 69.18 (4) (e) No person may cremate a corpse disintered under this subsection
23without obtaining a cremation release under s. 979.10 (1) (ag).

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169.18 (4) (f) Except as provided in s. 157.112 (3), no person may disinter a
2decedent's cremated remains from a cemetery unless all of the following conditions
3are satisfied:

AB720,11,44 1. The cemetery authority, or its designee, consents to disinterment.

AB720,11,75 2. A representative of the decedent consents to disinterment and no other
6representative of the decedent who is a member of the same or a prior class under
7par. (am) objects to disinterment.

AB720,11,119 69.20 (2) (a) 2. For a certificate of death, any of the persons specified under s.
1069.18 (4) (a) (am) 1g. to 6. or an individual who is authorized in writing by one of the
11persons.

AB720,11,1915 157.02 (1m) (b) Time allowed relative to act. If a relative or friend fails to
16arrange for taking charge of the corpse within a reasonable time after death, the
17superintendent or other officer may proceed as provided in this section subsection,
18but relatives or friends may claim the corpse at any time before it has been delivered
19pursuant to sub. (3) par. (c).

AB720,11,2120 (e) Other disposition. If the corpse is not disposed of under subs. (1) to (4) pars.
21(a) to (d), the superintendent or public officer shall properly bury it.

AB720,11,2323 157.02 (1m) (title) Disposition of inmate's remains.

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1157.02 (2m) Disposition of other unclaimed remains. (a) If a person, other
2than a person who has responsibility to dispose of a corpse under sub. (1m), has the
3corpse of a deceased individual and cannot by exercise of reasonable effort locate a
4representative of the deceased, as defined in s. 979.001 (8), or a representative of the
5deceased refuses to claim the corpse for disposition, the person shall notify the
6coroner or medical examiner in the county in which the corpse is located, and the
7coroner or medical examiner shall take custody of the corpse and cause the corpse
8to be decently buried or cremated. The county shall pay costs of burial or cremation
9under this paragraph with funds other than funds appropriated for the operation of
10the coroner's or medical examiner's office.

AB720,12,1311 (b) A coroner or medical examiner is immune from civil liability for his or her
12choice of method for disposing of an unidentified corpse under this subsection if the
13coroner or medical examiner made reasonable efforts to identify the corpse.

AB720,12,1714 (c) A coroner or medical examiner is immune from civil liability for his or her
15choice of method for disposing of an unclaimed corpse under this subsection if the
16coroner or medical examiner made reasonable efforts to notify a representative of the
17deceased, as defined in s. 979.001 (8), of the disposal of the corpse.

AB720,12,2319 157.03 (1) The corpse of a person who died with smallpox, diphtheria, or scarlet
20fever, or who in his or her last sickness shall request to be buried or cremated, and
21of a stranger or traveler who suddenly died, shall not be disposed of under s. 157.02
22(3) (1m) (c), and no person having charge of a corpse authorized to be so disposed of
23shall sell or deliver it to be used outside the state.

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1157.03 (2) Upon receipt of the corpse by a university or school pursuant to s.
2157.02 (3) (1m) (c) it shall be properly embalmed and retained for 3 months before
3being used or dismembered and shall be delivered to any relative claiming it upon
4satisfactory proof of relationship.

AB720,13,106 157.055 (2) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 69.18 (4), 157.113, 445.04 (2), 445.14,
7979.01 (3), (3m), and (4), 979.02, and 979.025 (2), 979.027, 979.10, and 979.105, and
8subch. VII of ch. 440, during a period of a state of emergency related to public health
9declared by the governor under s. 323.10, a public health authority may do all of the
10following:

AB720,13,1412 157.112 (3) (intro.) A cemetery authority may rebury human remains under
13sub. (2) without first obtaining an authorization complying with the conditions under
14s. 69.18 (4), but the cemetery authority shall do all of the following:

AB720,13,1916 157.70 (3) (a) Except as provided under s. 979.01, a A person shall immediately
17notify the director if the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that a
18burial site or the cataloged land contiguous to a cataloged burial site is being
19disturbed or may be disturbed contrary to the requirements of subs. (4) and (5).

AB720,14,621 346.71 (1) Every coroner or medical examiner shall, on or before the 10th day
22of each month, report in writing any accident involving a motor vehicle occurring
23within the coroner's or medical examiner's jurisdiction resulting in the death of any
24person during the preceding calendar month. If the accident involved an all-terrain
25vehicle, the report shall be made to the department of natural resources and shall

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1include the information specified by that department. If the accident involved any
2other motor vehicle, the report shall be made to the department and shall include the
3information specified by the department. The coroner or medical examiner of the
4county where the death occurs, if the accident occurred in another jurisdiction, shall,
5immediately upon learning of the death, report it to the coroner or medical examiner
6of the county where the accident occurred, as provided in s. 979.01 (1).

AB720,15,58 346.71 (2) In cases of death involving a motor vehicle in which the decedent was
9the operator of a motor vehicle, a pedestrian 14 years of age or older or a bicycle or
10electric personal assistive mobility device operator 14 years of age or older and who
11died within 6 hours of the time of the accident, the coroner or medical examiner of
12the county where the death occurred shall require that a blood specimen of at least
1310 cc. be withdrawn from the body of the decedent within 12 hours after his or her
14death, by the coroner or medical examiner or by a physician so designated by the
15coroner or medical examiner or by a qualified person at the direction of the physician.
16All funeral directors shall obtain a release an authorization from the a coroner or
17medical examiner of the county where the accident occurred as provided in s. 979.01
18(4) 979.105 prior to proceeding with embalming any body coming under the scope of
19this section. The blood so drawn shall be forwarded to a laboratory approved by the
20department of health services for analysis of the alcoholic content of the blood
21specimen. The coroner or medical examiner causing the blood to be withdrawn shall
22be notified of the results of each analysis made and shall forward the results of each
23such analysis to the department of health services. If the death involved a motor
24vehicle, the department shall keep a record of all such examinations to be used for
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1cumulative results of the examinations without identifying the individuals involved.
2If the death involved an all-terrain vehicle, the department of natural resources
3shall keep a record of all such examinations to be used for statistical purposes only
4and the department of natural resources shall disseminate and make public the
5cumulative results of the examinations without identifying the individuals involved.

AB720,15,87 440.78 (1) (b) A copy of the cremation permit release issued under s. 979.10 (1)
8(a) (ag).

AB720,15,10 10979.001 Definitions. In this chapter:

AB720,15,11 11(1) "Health care provider" means all of the following:

AB720,15,1212 (a) A midwife licensed under subch. XII of ch. 440.

AB720,15,1313 (b) A nurse licensed under ch. 441.

AB720,15,1414 (c) A chiropractor licensed under ch. 446.

AB720,15,1515 (d) A dentist licensed under ch. 447.

AB720,15,1716 (e) A physician, physician assistant, or respiratory care practitioner licensed
17or certified under subch. II of ch. 448.

AB720,15,1818 (f) A physical therapist licensed under subch. III of ch. 448.

AB720,15,1919 (g) A podiatrist licensed under subch. IV of ch. 448.

AB720,15,2020 (h) A dietitian certified under subch. V of ch. 448.

AB720,15,2121 (i) An athletic trainer licensed under subch. VI of ch. 448.

AB720,15,2322 (j) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under
23subch. VII of ch. 448.

AB720,15,2424 (k) An optometrist licensed under ch. 449.

AB720,15,2525 (L) A pharmacist licensed under ch. 450.

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1(m) An acupuncturist certified under ch. 451.

AB720,16,22 (n) A psychologist licensed under ch. 455.

AB720,16,43 (o) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor
4certified or licensed under ch. 457.

AB720,16,75 (p) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under subch. II of ch.
6459 or a speech and language pathologist licensed by the department of public
7instruction.

AB720,16,88 (q) A massage therapist or bodyworker certified under ch. 460.

AB720,16,10 9(2) "Hospice" means an organization, program, or place that meets the
10definition in s. 50.90 (1) and that is licensed under s. 50.92.

AB720,16,12 11(3) "Hospital" means a facility licensed under s. 50.35 or a facility operated as
12a hospital by the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state.

AB720,16,13 13(4) "Human remains" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (8).

AB720,16,14 14(5) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b).

AB720,16,18 15(6) "Law enforcement officer" means any person employed by the state, or any
16political subdivision of the state, for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime
17and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations
18of the laws or ordinances that the person is employed to enforce.

AB720,16,20 19(7) "Nursing home" means a facility that meets the definition in s. 50.01 (3) and
20that is licensed under s. 50.03 (1).

AB720,16,23 21(8) "Representative of the deceased" means any member of one of the following
22classes of individuals, in the order of priority listed, who is available, if no member
23of a prior class is available:

AB720,16,2424 (a) The deceased's spouse.

AB720,16,2525 (b) An adult son or daughter of the deceased.

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1(c) A parent of the deceased.

AB720,17,22 (d) An adult brother or sister of the deceased.

AB720,17,33 (e) A person appointed as such by the circuit court.

AB720,17,6 5979.01 (title) Reporting deaths required; penalty; taking specimens by
6coroner or medical examiner jurisdiction for investigating deaths.

AB720,17,188 979.01 (1) (a) If a death occurs outside of a hospital, physician's office, nursing
9home, or hospice, as defined in s. 50.90 (1), and is not required to be reported under
10par. (b) or (c), a law enforcement officer, health care provider, or funeral director who
11has knowledge of the death and any person who discovers the body or remains of a
12deceased individual shall immediately report the death to the coroner or medical
13examiner in the county in which the individual was pronounced dead or in which the
14deceased's body or remains were located except that a person who is required to
15report a death because he or she discovered a body or the remains of a deceased
16individual may report the death to a law enforcement officer in lieu of reporting the
17death to the coroner or medical examiner. Deaths that are required to be reported
18under this paragraph include all of the following:

AB720,17,1919 1. A death that involves unexplained, unusual, or suspicious circumstances.

AB720,17,2020 2. A death that the person has reason to believe is the result of a homicide.