§ 12-140-105. Standards of Practice

1. A nontransplant tissue bank shall:
   1. Handle human remains in a safe and sanitary manner;
   2. Be equipped with instruments and supplies necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and employees of the nontransplant tissue bank; and
   3. Affix identification to all human remains delivered to the nontransplant tissue bank and provide tracking paperwork to match the identification.
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.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 965, § 1, effective October 1.

Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 12-54.5-104 as it existed prior to 2019.