Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-140-106

Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 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.

C.R.S. § 12-140-106

Amended by 2024 Ch. 241,§ 4, eff. 8/7/2024.
Added by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.

This section is similar to former § 12-54.5-105 as it existed prior to 2019.

2024 Ch. 241, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).