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§ 8665. Funeral establishments

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and FiduciariesEffective: October 23, 2018

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 86. Anatomical Gifts (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter D. Hands, Facial Tissue, Limbs and Other Vascularized Composite Allografts
Effective: October 23, 2018
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 8665
§ 8665. Funeral establishments
Currentness
(a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a funeral director or a funeral establishment shall not:
(1) remove vascularized composite allografts from a corpse;
(2) permit others to remove vascularized composite allografts from a corpse; or
(3) use funeral establishment facilities to remove vascularized composite allografts from a corpse.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply and removal is permissible if the removal is:
(1) necessary to perform embalming or other services in preparation for burial or cremation; and
(2) authorized in writing by a family member or guardian.

Credits

2018, Oct. 23, P.L. 594, No. 90, § 10, imd. effective.
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 8665, PA ST 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 8665
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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