Florida Statute 406.59
“Institutions receiving human remains”
What it means
Florida Statute 406.59 sets two conditions on the receiving end of the anatomical board's pipeline. A university, school, college, teaching hospital, or institution may not receive human remains from the board until its facilities are inspected and approved by the anatomical board.
And once received, the remains may not be used for any purpose other than medical education or research — the use restriction follows the body into the institution.
- No institution may receive remains from the board before its facilities are inspected and approved by the board.
- Received remains may be used only for medical education or research — no other purpose.
- The rule covers universities, schools, colleges, teaching hospitals, and institutions taking board remains.
How it plays out
This is the vetting tier of the donation system, and it is why 'donated to science' through the board means an inspected institution rather than an address. When families ask what protects a donated body from misuse, the honest chain is: §406.57 limits who receives, §406.59 requires facility approval and confines use to education or research, and §406.60 controls what happens after. Donation through the board is the traceable route — the hard questions start when a body travels outside it.
