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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 44
February 17, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Summerfield
,
Dittrich
,
Gundrum
,
Knodl
,
Kreibich
,
Murphy
,
O'Connor
,
Penterman
and
Steffen
, cosponsored by Senators
Cabral-Guevara
and
Nass
. Referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
AB44,1,4
1
An Act
to amend
69.01 (6g);
to create
69.01 (1g) and 69.18 (1) (cL) of the
2
statutes;
relating to:
allowing advanced practice nurse prescribers to
3
pronounce the date, time, and place of a patient’s death for purposes of the
4
preparation of death records.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, any person who moves a corpse for the purpose of final disposition must file a death record for the corpse in a manner prescribed by the state registrar when the death occurred in this state, the corpse was found in this state, or certain other circumstances apply. For purposes of preparing the death record, certain health care providers may pronounce the date, time, and place of the death in certain circumstances, including naturopathic doctors and physician assistants. This bill allows advanced practice nurse prescribers who are directly involved with the care of a patient who dies to pronounce the date, time, and place of the patient’s death for purposes of preparation of the death record.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB44,1
5
Section
1
.
69.01 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB44,2,2
1
69.01
(1g)
“Advanced practice nurse prescriber” means an advanced practice
2
nurse who is certified under s. 441.16 (2) to issue prescription orders.
AB44,2
3
Section
2
.
69.01 (6g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB44,2,7
4
69.01
(6g)
“Date of death” means the date that a person is pronounced dead by
5
a physician, naturopathic doctor, coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner, deputy
6
medical examiner, physician assistant,
advanced practice nurse prescriber,
or
7
hospice nurse.
AB44,3
8
Section
3
.
69.18 (1) (cL) of the statutes is created to read:
AB44,2,12
9
69.18
(1)
(cL) Except as provided in par. (cm), for purposes of preparation of
10
the death record and in accordance with accepted medical standards, an advanced
11
practice nurse prescriber who is directly involved with the care of a patient who dies
12
may pronounce the date, time, and place of the patient’s death.
AB44,2,13
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