§ 12-140-101. Applicability of Common Provisions

Articles 1 and 20 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 140. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 962, § 1, effective October 1.

§ 12-140-102. Definitions

As used in this article 140, unless the context otherwise requires: “Designee” means an individual designated by a nontransplant tissue bank registered in accordance with section 12-140-103. “Human remains” means all or any portion of the physical remains of a dead human who was born alive. “Nontransplant tissue bank” means a person that, for any […]

§ 12-140-103. Registration Required – Subject to Review – Repeal

By July 1, 2019, each nontransplant tissue bank shall register with the director in the form and manner determined by the director. The registration must include: The specific address of the nontransplant tissue bank; The full name and address of the designee appointed in accordance with subsection (2)(a) of this section; The date the nontransplant […]

§ 12-140-104. Records and Receipts

A nontransplant tissue bank shall furnish to a person who delivers human remains to the nontransplant tissue bank a receipt, which must be signed by both the nontransplant tissue bank and the person who delivers the human remains. The nontransplant tissue bank shall retain a copy of the receipt in its records in accordance with […]

§ 12-140-105. Standards of Practice

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

§ 12-140-106. Disclosure

A nontransplant tissue bank shall disclose, in clear and unambiguous terms, the following information to the donor or to the person authorized by law to consent to donation: That the donated human remains may be distributed, in whole or in part, by the nontransplant tissue bank; That the donated human remains may be returned, in […]

§ 12-140-107. Discipline

The director may take disciplinary or other action as authorized in section 12-20-404 if the nontransplant tissue bank or applicant: Violates an order of the director, this article 140, an applicable provision of article 20 of this title 12, or the rules established under this article 140; Makes a material misstatement or omission in the […]

§ 12-140-108. Violations and Penalties

[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] A person who violates this article 140 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, imprisonment in the county jail for not more than eighteen months, or […]