2015 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-94. Board to receive unclaimed or donated bodies - Board approval to donees - Distribution.
A. The Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma, or its duly authorized agent, shall take and receive such unclaimed or donated bodies and distribute them on requisition to and among institutions to be used for anatomical purposes as approved by the Anatomical Board. Unclaimed bodies shall be held for thirty (30) days before being issued for use.
B. Any donee receiving a whole body donation from any source shall have approval from the Board prior to receiving such donation.
C. Should the number of bodies available exceed the needs of authorized institutions in this state, excess bodies which would otherwise qualify for anatomical purposes in this state may be issued to authorized institutions in other states.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 59, § 4, emerg. eff. April 16, 1935. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 126, § 2, emerg. eff. May 18, 1976; Laws 1989, c. 163, § 2, emerg. eff. May 8, 1989; Laws 2006, c. 114, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
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