As used in this article 140, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Designee' means an individual designated by a nontransplant tissue bank registered in accordance with section 12-140-103.(2) 'Human remains' means all or any portion of the physical remains of a dead human who was born alive.(3)(a) 'Nontransplant tissue bank' means a person that, for any purpose other than transplantation into a living human being, and with the intent of further distribution, provides or engages in at least one of the following for the storage and distribution of human remains:(I) Recovery;(II) Collection;(III) Acquisition;(IV) Distribution;(V) Screening;(VI) Storage; or(VII) Arrangement.(b) 'Nontransplant tissue bank' does not include:(I) An eye bank, an organ procurement organization, or a tissue bank, as those terms are defined in section 15-19-202 (10), (16), and (31), respectively;(II) A funeral establishment registered in accordance with section 12-135-110;(III) A crematory registered in accordance with section 12-135-303; or(IV) An approved medical college, as defined in section 12-240-104 (3), or similar educational institution that accepts human remains primarily for its own ed in accordance with section 12-135-303; or(IV) An approved medical college, as defined in section 12-240-104 (3), or similar educational institution that accepts human remains primarily for its own educational or research purposes.Amended by 2024 Ch. 241,§ 8, eff. 8/7/2024.Added by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.This section is similar to former § 12-54.5-101 as it existed prior to 2019.2024 Ch. 241, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
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