SECTION 50:10-3-5. Transport, importation and exportation of bodies

(a)   Transport of Bodies. The transfer and transport of bodies from one institution to another, or for export from the state, shall be done in an appropriate, secured vehicle operated by a licensed funeral establishment, ambulance service, institution, public carrier, or other means approved by the Board. The registrant has policies and procedures to insure that all relevant transport permits required by law have been obtained.

(b)   Importation. Notification of the intent to import a body or bodies from outside of the State of Oklahoma shall be given to the Board in writing. Such bodies shall fall under the jurisdiction of the Board upon entering the State of Oklahoma, and all rules regulating such material shall apply.

(c)   Exportation. No body under the jurisdiction of the Board, including donations to non-transplant tissue banks shall be shipped out of the State of Oklahoma unless permission in writing for such shipment has been granted by the Board acting through its executive director. If the executive director is an employee of the institution that is to make the shipment, secondary approval must be given by the chair.

(1)   The Board may grant approval of exportation of a body if it or its executive director or chair determines that:

(A)   a written request has been received from a registered institution;

(B)   the supply of bodies exceeds the needs of the institutions in this state; and

(C)   the donor authorized out-of-state shipment.

(2)   If, in the opinion of the appropriate official of the holding institution or the executive director, a site visit to the requesting institution is desirable or necessary, such a visit shall be made and a report made to the executive director before approving the transfer. The expenses incurred by such a site visit shall be reimbursed by the potential receiving institution before application is considered.

(d)   Proscription of local removal. Bodies shall not be removed or relocated from the designated premises of the institution or individual which have been authorized by this Board to receive, hold, or dispose of bodies without the written permission of the executive director.

(e)   Violation of this rule. Should it appear that an organization, institution, or individual may be in violation of any section regarding the transportation of a body the Board shall proceed as required Subchapter 9.

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 783, eff 9-12-14]