§ 8665 — Funeral establishments

Pennsylvania § 8665

• Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
• Title 20: DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
• Ch. 86: ANATOMICAL GIFTS
• Subch.: HANDS, FACIAL TISSUE, LIMBS AND OTHER

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(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.