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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.

AB720,17,2121 3. A death that the person has reason to believe is the result of a suicide.

AB720,17,2322 4. A death of a woman that is associated with an abortion, as defined in s. 253.10
23(2) (a).

AB720,18,224 5. A death, if the person has reason to believe that an injury or poisoning was
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1that the injury or poisoning was the primary cause of the death and regardless of the
2interval between the injury or poisoning and the death.

AB720,18,43 6. A death that occurred when the individual was not under the care of a
4physician for the illness or condition that caused the death.

AB720,18,85 7. A death, if after reasonable efforts, a physician cannot within 6 days after
6the pronouncement of death, or sooner under circumstances that the coroner or
7medical examiner determines to be an emergency, be obtained to sign the medical
8certification as required under s. 69.18 (2) (b) or (c).

AB720,18,119 8. A death that the person has reason to believe is associated with the abuse
10of a chemical substance that may be legally used or with the use of a controlled
11substance, as defined in s. 961.01 (4).

AB720,18,1512 9. A death that the person has reason to believe is associated with an epidemic
13or pandemic, with the spread of a dangerous communicable disease, as defined by the
14department of health services, or with a disease-causing agent that may pose a
15threat to public health.

AB720,18,1816 (b) A law enforcement officer shall immediately report to the coroner or medical
17examiner in the county in which an individual was pronounced dead all of the
18following:

AB720,18,2019 1. A death that occurs while an individual is in the actual or constructive
20custody of a law enforcement officer.

AB720,18,2221 2. A death of an individual that occurs during the pursuit of the individual by
22a law enforcement officer or otherwise involves a law enforcement officer.

AB720,19,223 3. A death that occurs while the individual is confined in a federal prison in this
24state, a state prison, county jail or house of correction, a juvenile correctional facility,
25as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a juvenile detention facility, as defined in s. 938.02

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1(10r), or is otherwise incarcerated in the custody of the department or of a county
2sheriff.

AB720,19,63 (c) A facility where a deceased individual was being detained or
4institutionalized under s. 51.20, 971.14, or 971.17 or ch. 980 at the time of his or her
5death shall immediately report the death to the coroner of medical examiner in the
6county where the facility is located.

AB720,19,97 (d) A health care provider shall immediately report a death that occurs in a
8physician's office, as defined in s. 460.01 (5), to the coroner or medical examiner in
9the county in which the physician's office is located.

AB720,19,1210 (e) A hospital shall immediately report to the coroner or medical examiner in
11the county in which the hospital is located a death that occurs at the hospital and
12satisfies any of the following conditions:

AB720,19,1313 1. The death occurred in the emergency department of the hospital.

AB720,19,1614 2. The death was not the result of a natural disease process. For purposes of
15this subdivision, deaths described in par. (a) 1. to 5., 8., and 9. are not considered to
16be the result of a natural disease process.

AB720,19,2117 (f) A nursing home shall immediately report to the coroner or medical examiner
18in the county in which the nursing home is located a death that occurs at the nursing
19home and that the nursing home has reason to believe was not the result of a natural
20disease process. For purposes of this paragraph, deaths described in par. (a) 1. to 5.,
218., and 9. are not considered to be the result of a natural disease process.

AB720,19,2422 (g) 1. A hospice shall report a death that occurred while an individual was
23receiving care from the hospice in accordance with the written policy created under
24subd. 2. that applies to the county in which the death occurred.

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12. A coroner or medical examiner shall create and distribute to each hospice
2that operates in the county under his or her jurisdiction a written policy that
3describes the circumstances under which a hospice must report to the coroner or
4medical examiner a death that occurs while an individual is receiving care from the
5hospice.