Florida Statute 406.59
“Institutions receiving human remains”
What it means
Florida Statute 406.59 sets two conditions on institutions that receive remains from the anatomical board. A university, school, college, teaching hospital, or institution may not receive any human remains from the board until its facilities are inspected and approved by the board.
Once an institution has received remains, they may not be used for any purpose other than medical education or research.
- No institution may receive remains from the board before its facilities are inspected and approved by the board (§ 406.59).
- Received remains may be used only for medical education or research (§ 406.59).
- The section covers a university, school, college, teaching hospital, or institution (§ 406.59).
Text of the statute (2026)
A university, school, college, teaching hospital, or institution may not receive any human remains from the anatomical board until its facilities are inspected and approved by the anatomical board. Human remains received by such university, school, college, teaching hospital, or institution may not be used for any purpose other than medical education or research.
Excerpts are the subsections the summary relies on. Read the full official text of § 406.59.
History. s. 13, ch. 28163, 1953; ss. 11, 15, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 72-40; s. 9, ch. 96-251; s. 14, ch. 2013-138.
How it applies
The section sets an approval condition and a use limit for institutions that take remains from the anatomical board. Approval comes from the board after inspection of the institution's facilities.
Facility approval is a precondition to any transfer, and the use limit follows the remains into the institution. Section 406.57 governs who the board may distribute remains to, and § 406.60 governs disposition after use.
Sources
- Fla. Stat. § 406.59 (2026) (“may not receive any human remains from the anatomical board until its facilities are inspected and approved”)
- Fla. Stat. § 406.57 (2026) (Distribution and loan of remains by the board.)
Last checked: October 17, 2026
Published by the Probate.Help editorial team.How these pages are written and checked.