Kansas Statutes 65-1753. Dead human bodies; removal and delivery
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law and in accordance with any applicable legal requirements, a dead human body which is removed from the location of death shall be transported only to a licensed funeral establishment, a licensed branch funeral establishment containing an embalming preparation room or a holding facility, a licensed crematory containing a holding facility, a hospital, a cemetery, a coroner or medical examiner facility, the university of Kansas medical center, a federally certified organ procurement organization serving the state of Kansas or other location of final disposition.
(b) A dead human body which is to be removed in accordance with subsection (a) to a federally certified organ procurement organization serving the state of Kansas shall be removed only upon the release of a person listed in the order of priority pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-3228, and amendments thereto.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-1753
- Crematory: means a business premises that houses the cremation chamber and holding facility where dead human bodies are cremated. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
- Dead human body: means a lifeless human body or such parts of a human body or the bones thereof from the state of which it reasonably may be concluded that death recently occurred. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
- Funeral establishment: means a funeral establishment or branch establishment as licensed by the board. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
- Holding facility: means an area within or adjacent to a licensed crematory designated for the retention of dead human bodies prior to the act of cremation that shall:
(1) Comply with any applicable public health statute, regulation or ordinance;
(2) preserve the dignity of the dead human body;
(3) recognize the integrity, health and safety of the crematory's personnel operating the crematory; and
(4) be secure from access by anyone other than authorized personnel. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201