Relating to: allowing advanced practice nurse prescribers to pronounce the date, time, and place of a patient’s death for purposes of the preparation of death records.

SB 43 allows certified advanced practice nurse prescribers (nurses with prescribing authority under state law) to officially certify the time, place, and date of a patient's death for legal death records. This change directly affects these nurses when they are directly involved in a patient's end-of-life care. The bill amends Wisconsin statutes to add "advanced practice nurse prescriber" to the list of qualified professionals permitted to pronounce death, alongside physicians and coroners, provided they follow medical standards. It became law as 2025 Wisconsin Act 19 after receiving the Governor's approval on August 11, 2025.