(a) At any time when a body as described in this subchapter has been used and deemed of no further value to medical science or study, the medical school shall cause the body to be buried or otherwise disposed of according to law, or the remains may be claimed by a member of the family of the deceased for burial at his or her expense if the body had been willed to the medical school.
(b) If the body as described in § 20-17-703 is deemed unsuitable for anatomical study or research, the person having possession, charge, or control of the body shall be notified, and the body shall then be disposed of in accordance with existing laws, rules, and practices for disposing of unclaimed bodies.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead
Subchapter 7 - Unclaimed Bodies
§ 20-17-701. Definitions — Rights of coroner or courts unaffected
§ 20-17-702. Search for next of kin
§ 20-17-703. Notice to medical schools — Definition
§ 20-17-704. Delivery to medical school
§ 20-17-705. Wishes of deceased for disposition honored
§ 20-17-706. Cost of embalming and transportation
§ 20-17-707. Holding period for medical school