AB 550 — Relating to: certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, disposition of remains after miscarriage or stillbirth, anatomical gifts, and providing a penalty.

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The bill modifies the requirements surrounding the preparation and filing of certificates for stillbirths and final disposition of remains, including eliminating weight and age thresholds for such certificates.

• 69.145(1)

  If a birth that occurs in this state on or after August 1, 2004, results in a stillbirth for which a fetal death report is required under s. 69.18 (1) (e) 1., the party responsible for filing the fetal death report under s. 69.18 (1) (e) 1. → If a birth that occurs in this state on or after August 1, 2004, results in a stillbirth for which a fetal death report is required under s. 69.18 (1) (e) 1., the facility where the miscarriage or stillbirth occurred shall advise the parent or parents of the stillbirth of all of the following:

  This change specifies that the facility where the stillbirth occurred is responsible for advising the parents.

• 69.145(1r)(d)

  That he or she may request the unborn child's remains for final disposition or for an anatomical gift under s. 157.06.

  This addition informs parents of their option to request remains for final disposition or anatomical gifts.

• 69.145(2)(a)

  the party responsible for filing the fetal death report under s. 69.18 (1) (e) 1. → the facility that advised a parent under sub. (1r)

  The facility that informs the parents must also prepare and file the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

• 69.145(5)

  A facility in which a birth results in a stillbirth shall facilitate the final disposition of the stillbirth in accordance with the wishes of a parent of the stillbirth.

  This mandates that facilities facilitate final disposition as per parents' wishes.

• 69.145(6)

  Any facility at which a birth results in a stillbirth that violates sub. (1r), (2), or (5) is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $5,000 but not more than $10,000.

  Facilities face financial penalties for failing to comply with new rules regarding stillbirths.

• 69.01(24m)

  "Stillbirth" means remains of an unborn child resulting from a miscarriage or human remains of a child born under circumstances other than a live birth.

  This introduces a formal definition of 'stillbirth' for relevant legal contexts.

• 69.145(1k)

  For purposes of this section, a stillbirth results from a spontaneous or accidental death of an unborn child. This section does not apply to remains resulting from an induced abortion of an unborn child.

  This clause delineates that the provisions do not apply to induced abortions.

• 69.18(1)(a)(intro.)

  move a corpse or a stillbirth for the purpose of final disposition:

  This expands the language to include stillbirths in the context of final disposition.

• 69.18(3)(f)

  Every person in charge of a place in which interment or other disposition of corpses occurs shall maintain a written record of every corpse interred there. → Every person in charge of a place in which interment or other disposition of corpses occurs shall maintain a written record of every corpse or stillbirth interred there.

  This ensures records are kept for stillbirths alongside corpses.

• 69.18(4)(a)(intro.)

  the coroner or medical examiner of the county in which a decedent's corpse or stillbirth is interred shall issue an authorization for disinterment and reinterment

  It includes stillbirths in the authorization protocol for disinterment and reinterment.

Action History

1. November 14, 2017

   Public hearing held

2. October 19, 2017

   Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

3. October 19, 2017

   Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Bernier, Jacque, Allen, Born, Brandtjen, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Katsma, Knodl, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Neylon, Ott, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Vukmir, Testin, Stroebel, Craig, Nass, LeMahieu, Kapenga and Marklein

Sponsors

• Kleefisch · Primary
• Rob Hutton · Primary
• Sanfelippo · Primary
• Thiesfeldt · Primary
• Scott Krug · Primary
• Brandtjen · Primary
• Kremer · Primary
• Skowronski · Primary
• David Murphy · Primary
• Adam Neylon · Primary
• Macco · Primary
• Horlacher · Primary
• Katsma · Primary
• Gannon · Primary
• Romaine Quinn · Primary
• Kulp · Primary
• Ron Tusler · Primary
• Daniel Knodl · Primary
• Ripp · Primary
• Chuck Wichgers · Primary
• Rohrkaste · Primary
• Schraa · Primary
• Edming · Primary
• Mark Born · Primary
• Paul Tittl · Primary
• Scott Allen · Primary
• Bernier · Primary
• Jacque · Primary
• Ott · Primary

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