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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the conveyance of bodies into,
    3         within, or out of the state; amending s. 406.61, F.S.;
    4         authorizing an accredited entity to convey plastinated
    5         bodies or parts of bodies into, within, or out of the
    6         state for exhibition and educational purposes;
    7         requiring that the entity provide prior notification
    8         and documentation to the anatomical board; providing
    9         an effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Section 406.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   14  read:
   15         406.61 Selling, buying, or conveying bodies outside state
   16  prohibited; exceptions, penalty.—Any person who sells shall sell
   17  or buys buy any body or parts of bodies as described in this
   18  chapter or any person except a recognized Florida medical or
   19  dental school who transmits shall transmit or conveys convey or
   20  causes cause to be transmitted or conveyed such body or parts of
   21  bodies to any place outside this state commits is guilty of a
   22  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in ss.
   23  775.082 and 775.083. However, nothing in this chapter shall be
   24  construed as prohibiting the anatomical board from transporting
   25  human specimens outside the state for educational or scientific
   26  purposes or as prohibiting the transport of bodies, parts of
   27  bodies, or tissue specimens in furtherance of lawful
   28  examination, investigation, or autopsy conducted pursuant to s.
   29  406.11. Any person, institution, or organization that conveys
   30  bodies or parts of bodies into or out of the state for medical
   31  education or research purposes shall notify the anatomical board
   32  of such intent and receive approval from the board. Any entity
   33  accredited by the American Association of Museums may transport
   34  plastinated bodies or parts of bodies into, within, or out of
   35  the state for exhibition and public educational purposes without
   36  the consent of the board if the accredited entity:
   37         (1) Notifies the board of the intended conveyance and the
   38  duration and location of the exhibition at least 30 days before
   39  the intended conveyance.
   40         (2) Submits to the board a description of the bodies or
   41  parts of bodies and the name and address of the company from
   42  whom the bodies or parts of bodies were acquired.
   43         (3) Submits to the board documentation that each body was
   44  donated by the decedent or his or her next of kin for purposes
   45  of plastination to the company from whom the bodies were
   46  acquired and that such company has a donation form on file for
   47  the body, or until January 2012, in lieu of such documentation
   48  for plastinated bodies exhibited in Florida by an entity
   49  accredited by the American Association of Museums before July 1,
   50  2009, the company may provide an affidavit stating that such
   51  bodies or parts of bodies were legally acquired and the
   52  providing company has acquisition documentation on file for each
   53  body.
   54         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.