Kentucky Statutes 213.111 – Loan of unclaimed bodies to hospital or institution of higher learning
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(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS § 311.300 to KRS § 311.350, any hospital or institution of higher learning may make application to any medical school incorporated within the Commonwealth for the loan of unclaimed whole dead bodies or parts thereof for educational or scientific purposes if the approval of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services has first been obtained. Approval shall be granted or denied by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on the basis of proposed use, need, qualification of personnel, and adequacy of equipment and facilities.
(2) A special transit permit shall be obtained for the transportation of the dead bodies or parts thereof from the state registrar. Transportation and the ultimate burial of all the bodies or parts thereof shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and KRS § 311.340.
(3) All approved recipients shall keep a record of all bodies received by them and comply with all other regulations of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 439, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 388, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 21, effective July 13, 1990.
(2) A special transit permit shall be obtained for the transportation of the dead bodies or parts thereof from the state registrar. Transportation and the ultimate burial of all the bodies or parts thereof shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and KRS § 311.340.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 213.111
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
- Institution: means any establishment, public or private, which provides inpatient medical, surgical, or diagnostic care or treatment or nursing, custodial, or domiciliary care, or to which persons are committed by law. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) All approved recipients shall keep a record of all bodies received by them and comply with all other regulations of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 439, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 388, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 21, effective July 13, 1990.