{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-8665","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 8665","heading":"Funeral establishments.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a funeral director or a funeral establishment shall not:\n(1) remove vascularized composite allografts from a corpse;\n(2) permit others to remove vascularized composite allografts from a corpse; or\n(3) use funeral establishment facilities to remove vascularized composite allografts from a corpse.\n(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply and removal is permissible if the removal is:\n(1) necessary to perform embalming or other services in preparation for burial or cremation; and\n(2) authorized in writing by a family member or guardian.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 86 ANATOMICAL GIFTS","SUBCHAPTER D HANDS, FACIAL TISSUE, LIMBS AND OTHER VASCULARIZED COMPOSITE ALLOGRAFTS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=86\u0026sctn=65\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"29dd46e03347aaa8d4ef448795a1d6c4a78b1061d5e8bb860b6f240753f2d184","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-8664","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-8666"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}