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§ 12-54.5-104. Standards of practice

CO Rev Stat § 12-54.5-104 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) A nontransplant tissue bank shall:

(a) Handle human remains in a safe and sanitary manner;

(b) Be equipped with instruments and supplies necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and employees of the nontransplant tissue bank; and

(c) Affix identification to all human remains delivered to the nontransplant tissue bank and provide tracking paperwork to match the identification.

(2) A nontransplant tissue bank shall not commingle unidentified or unharvested human remains prior to transfer to a crematory or funeral establishment, as those terms are defined in section 12-54-102 (5) and (12), respectively.

(3) An incinerator that is used for the disposal of human remains and that is operated by a registered nontransplant tissue bank need not be registered under part 3 of article 54 of this title 12. The incinerator may commingle tissue from medical or educational research from multiple decedents.

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