C.R.S. § 12-140-105: Standards of practice.

(1) A nontransplant tissue bank shall:

(a) Handle human remains in a safe and sanitary manner;

(b) Be equipped with instruments and supplies necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and employees of the nontransplant tissue bank;

(c) Affix identification to all human remains delivered to the nontransplant tissue bank and provide tracking paperwork to match the identification; and

(d) Maintain a proper chain of custody of human remains while the human remains are in the possession of the nontransplant tissue bank.

(2) A nontransplant tissue bank shall not commingle unidentified or unharvested human remains prior to transfer to a crematory or funeral establishment, as those terms are defined in section 12-135-103 (8) and (16), respectively.

(3) An incinerator that is used for the disposal of human remains and that is operated by a registered nontransplant tissue bank need not be registered under part 3 of article 135 of this title 12. The incinerator may commingle tissue from medical or educational research from multiple decedents.

(4) (a) A nontransplant tissue bank may compensate a funeral establishment for transportation of human remains and other reasonable expenses.

(b) A nontransplant tissue bank shall not compensate a funeral establishment for human remains.

(5) 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.