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2018 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Chapter 86 - Anatomical Gifts
Section 8665 - Funeral establishments
Universal Citation: 20 PA Cons Stat § 8665 (2018)
§ 8665. Funeral establishments.
(a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a funeral director or a funeral establishment shall not:
(1) remove vascularized composite allografts from a corpse;
(2) permit others to remove vascularized composite allografts from a corpse; or
(3) use funeral establishment facilities to remove vascularized composite allografts from a corpse.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply and removal is permissible if the removal is:
(1) necessary to perform embalming or other services in preparation for burial or cremation; and
(2) authorized in writing by a family member or guardian.
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