Colorado § 12-140-106 - Disclosure.
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§ 12-140-106. Disclosure.
(1) 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:
(a) That the donated human remains may be distributed, in whole or in part, by the nontransplant tissue bank;
(b) That the donated human remains may be returned, in whole or in part, to the nontransplant tissue bank;
(c) That the nontransplant tissue bank will be compensated for distribution of the human remains;
(d) That the donor or the person authorized by law to consent to donation is donating human remains to a nontransplant tissue bank;
(e) That the nontransplant tissue bank may sell all or any portion of the human remains;
(f) That the nontransplant tissue bank may compensate a funeral establishment for transportation of human remains and other reasonable expenses, but the nontransplant tissue bank shall not compensate a funeral establishment for human remains; and
(g) That the donor or the person authorized by law to consent to donation may limit the sale of the donated human remains by a nontransplant tissue bank, including prohibiting sale to foreign buyers, for nonmedical research uses, or for military uses.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 965, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2024: (1)(b) amended and (1)(d) to (1)(g) added, (HB 24-1254), ch. 241, p. 1593, § 4, effective August 7.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-54.5-105 as it existed prior to 2019.
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