Colorado § 12-140-105 Standards of practice

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§ 12-140-105 — Standards of practice

Colorado § 12-140-105

Title 12Professions

Art.Nontransplant Tissue Banks

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-140-105 (2026).

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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;

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

(d)Maintain a proper chain of custody of human remains while the human remains are in the possession of the nontransplant tissue bank.

(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 12-135-103 (8) and (16), respectively.

(3)An incinerator that

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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;

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

(d) Maintain a proper chain of custody of human remains while the human
remains are in the possession of the nontransplant tissue bank.

(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 12-135-103 (8) and (16),
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 135 of this title 12. The incinerator may commingle tissue from
medical or educational research from multiple decedents.

(4) (a) A nontransplant tissue bank may compensate a funeral establishment
for transportation of human remains and other reasonable expenses.

(b) A nontransplant tissue bank shall not compensate a funeral
establishment for human remains.

(5) The donor or the person authorized by law to consent to donation may
limit the sale of the donated human remains by a nontransplant tissue bank,
including prohibiting sale to foreign buyers, for nonmedical research uses, or for
military uses.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 965, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2024: (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(d), (4), and (5) added, (HB 24-1254), ch. 241, p. 1593, � 3, effective August 7.