Michigan Compiled Laws § 333.2655 Embalming And Disposing Of Unclaimed Body; Standards; Holding Period; Identification And Claim By Person With Authority Over Body.

333.2655 Embalming and disposing of unclaimed body; standards; holding period; identification and claim by person with authority over body.

Sec. 2655.

An unclaimed body retained by the department for scientific or educational purposes shall be embalmed and disposed of in accordance with standards adopted under section 2678. The unclaimed body shall be held for 30 days by the person to whom it has been assigned for scientific or educational purposes. The body is subject during this period to identification and claim by an authenticated person with authority over the body under section 3206 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.3206, for the purpose of interment or other disposition in accordance with the directions of that person.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006

Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the anatomy board to the director of the department community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled at MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name: Act 368

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