California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 12 — Cemetery and Funeral ActArticle 2 — Funeral Establishments and DirectorsSection 7634
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensed embalmer, at the request of a licensed physician, may remove tissue from human remains for transplant, or therapeutic, or scientific purposes specified in, and pursuant to, the provisions of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code), if such embalmer has completed a course in tissue removal for transplant, or therapeutic, or scientific purposes approved by the Medical Board of California of the State of California.
Notes
Allows a licensed embalmer, at a licensed physician’s request, to remove tissue from human remains for transplant, therapeutic, or scientific purposes under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Requires the embalmer to have completed a Medical Board of California-approved course in tissue removal for those purposes before relying on this authorization.
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