Florida Statute 406.60
“Disposition of human remains after use”
What it means
Florida Statute 406.60 addresses disposition after use. When human remains have been used for, and are not of any further value to, medical or dental education or research, the anatomical board or a cinerator facility licensed under chapter 497 may dispose of the remains, or any part of them, by cremation.
The section authorizes cremation. It does not say whether, when, or how cremated remains are returned to a family.
- Applies once remains are used for, and no longer of further value to, medical or dental education or research (§ 406.60).
- Disposition is by cremation, by the anatomical board or a cinerator facility licensed under chapter 497 (§ 406.60).
- The authority covers the remains or any part of them (§ 406.60).
- Costs of disposition under this section are among the reasonable after-use costs that § 406.61(3) excludes from “valuable consideration.”
Text of the statute (2026)
When human remains have been used for, and are not of any further value to, medical or dental education or research, the anatomical board or a cinerator facility licensed under chapter 497 may dispose of the remains or any part thereof by cremation.
Excerpts are the subsections the summary relies on. Read the full official text of § 406.60.
History. s. 14, ch. 28163, 1953; s. 15, ch. 2013-138.
How it applies
Section 406.60 applies once remains have been used for, and are of no further value to, medical or dental education or research. It authorizes the anatomical board or a chapter 497 licensed cinerator facility to cremate the remains or any part of them. It does not address whether or when cremated remains are returned to a family.
The only condition the section places on a facility other than the board is licensing under chapter 497. Payment or reimbursement for disposition under § 406.60 is among the reasonable after-use costs that § 406.61(3) excludes from “valuable consideration.”
Questions people ask
Sources
- Fla. Stat. § 406.60 (2026) (“may dispose of the remains or any part thereof by cremation”)
- Fla. Stat. § 406.61 (2026) (Subsection (3) treats after-use disposition costs as outside “valuable consideration.”)
Last checked: October 17, 2026
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