A health care institution shall not release human remains or allow the removal of human remains from the health care institution until the health care institution makes a diligent effort to notify the responsible person and obtain the name of the entity to whom the human remains are to be released.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-332

  • Human remains: means a lifeless human body or parts of a human body that permit a reasonable inference that death occurred. See Arizona Laws 36-301
  • Name: means a designation that identifies a person, including a first name, middle name, last name or suffix. See Arizona Laws 36-301
  • Responsible person: means a person listed in section 36-831. See Arizona Laws 36-301