(a) As used in this subchapter, "medical school" means a medical school in this state:
(1) Accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education; or
(2) Approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to seek accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(b) None of the provisions of this subchapter shall affect the right of a coroner or a justice of the peace to hold the dead body as described under § 20-17-703 for the purpose of investigating the cause of death, nor shall this subchapter affect the right of any court of competent jurisdiction from entering an order affecting the disposition of the body.