Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB189 Compare Versions

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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 189
5	5	April 21, 2023 - Introduced by JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Referred to Committee
6	6	on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
7	7	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
8	8	AN ACT to create 979.01 (5) of the statutes; relating to: requiring notification
9	9	to the medical examiner or coroner of any death that occurs within 24 hours of
10	10	presentment at or admission to certain facilities.
11	11	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
12	12	This bill is explained in the NOTES provided by the Joint Legislative Council in
13	13	the bill.
14	14	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
15	15	enact as follows:
16	16	JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PREFATORY NOTE: This bill was prepared for the Joint
17	17	Legislative Council Study Committee on Uniform Death Reporting Standards.
18	18	State law requires a medical examiner or coroner to determine the cause of death
19	19	for certain types of deaths. Under current law, physicians, authorities of various medical
20	20	institutions, and other persons having knowledge of a death must report certain types of
21	21	deaths, including suicide, to the sheriff, police chief, medical examiner, or coroner of the
22	22	county where the death took place.
23	23	This bill creates a requirement to contact a medical examiner or coroner in certain
24	24	circumstances to determine whether the medical examiner or coroner is required to
25	25	investigate the death. Specifically, the bill requires that, if a physician, authority, or other
26	26	person required to report deaths has knowledge of a death that occurred within 24 hours
27	27	after an individual either has presented at or is admitted to a hospital or similar
28	28	institution, whichever is earlier, that person with knowledge must contact the medical
29	29	examiner or coroner to determine whether the death is reportable under the current laws
30	30	requiring a medical examiner or coroner to investigate certain deaths.
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35	35	SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 189
36	36	SECTION 1. 979.01 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
37	37	979.01 (5) If a person specified to report under sub. (1) has knowledge of the
38	38	death of any individual occurring within 24 hours after that individual either has
39	39	presented at or is admitted to a hospital or other facility described under sub. (1),
40	40	whichever is earlier, the person specified to report under sub. (1) shall immediately
41	41	notify the medical examiner or coroner of the county where the death took place to
42	42	allow the medical examiner or coroner to determine if the death is reportable under
43	43	sub. (1).
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