Florida Statutes Part II - Disposition Of Human Remains (Ss. 406.49-406.61)

• 406.49 - Definitions.
  As used in this part, the term:(1) “Anatomical board” means the anatomical board of the state headquartered at the University of Florida Health Science Center.(2) “Cremated remains”...
• 406.50 - Unclaimed Remains; Disposition, Procedure.
  (1) A person or entity that comes into possession, charge, or control of unclaimed remains that are required to be buried or cremated at public expense...
• 406.51 - Final Disposition Of Unclaimed Deceased Veterans; Contract Requirements.
  Any contract by a local governmental entity for the final disposition of unclaimed remains must provide for compliance with s. 406.50(2) and require that the...
• 406.52 - Retention Of Human Remains Before Use; Claim After Delivery To Anatomical Board; Procedures For Unclaimed Remains Of Indigent Persons.
  (1) The anatomical board shall keep in storage all human remains that it receives for at least 48 hours before allowing their use for medical education...
• 406.53 - Unclaimed Remains Of Indigent Person; Exemption From Notice To The Anatomical Board.
  A board of county commissioners or its designated county department that receives a report of the unclaimed remains of an indigent person, notwithstanding s. 406.50(1),...
• 406.55 - Contracts For Delivery Of Human Remains After Death Prohibited.
  The anatomical board may not enter into any contract, oral or written, that provides for any sum of money to be paid to any living...
• 406.56 - Acceptance Of Human Remains Under Will.
  If any person of sound mind executes a will leaving his or her remains to the anatomical board for medical education or research and the...
• 406.57 - Distribution Of Human Remains.
  The anatomical board or its duly authorized agent shall take and receive human remains delivered to it as provided in this chapter and shall:(1) Distribute the...
• 406.58 - Fees; Authority To Accept Additional Funds; Annual Audit.
  (1) The anatomical board may:(a) Adopt a schedule of fees to be collected from the institutions to which the human remains are distributed or loaned to defray...
• 406.59 - Institutions Receiving Human Remains.
  A university, school, college, teaching hospital, or institution may not receive any human remains from the anatomical board until its facilities are inspected and approved...
• 406.60 - Disposition Of Human Remains After Use.
  When human remains have been used for, and are not of any further value to, medical or dental education or research, the anatomical board or...
• 406.61 - Selling, Buying, Or Conveying Human Remains Outside State Prohibited; Exceptions; Penalty.
  (1)(a) The anatomical board may transport human remains outside the state for educational or scientific purposes. This chapter does not prohibit the transport of human remains,...

Last modified: September 23, 2016