{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-140-105","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 12-140-105","heading":"Standards of practice.","body":"(1) A nontransplant tissue bank shall:\n\n(a) Handle human remains in a safe and sanitary manner;\n\n(b) Be equipped with instruments and supplies necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and employees of the nontransplant tissue bank;\n\n(c) Affix identification to all human remains delivered to the nontransplant tissue bank and provide tracking paperwork to match the identification; and\n\n(d) Maintain a proper chain of custody of human remains while the human remains are in the possession of the nontransplant tissue bank.\n\n(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.\n\n(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.\n\n(4) (a) A nontransplant tissue bank may compensate a funeral establishment for transportation of human remains and other reasonable expenses.\n\n(b) A nontransplant tissue bank shall not compensate a funeral establishment for human remains.\n\n(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.","path":["Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Article 140 - Nontransplant Tissue Banks"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-12.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"e6f0baeae63f2ab30fbf1f61a22f67bc2ebebb30b8f1e610beb692993804930d","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-140-104","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-140-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}