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Donation of organs and tissue should not cause a delay in the funeral arrangements and you | Donation of organs and tissue should not cause a delay in the funeral arrangements and you | ||
Body donation | ===Body donation=== | ||
Your loved one may have donated his or her body for anatomical study and medical research. The Body Donation Program at the University of British Columbia medical school accepts bodies for teaching and research purposes. If the deceased was registered in the program, their personal representative or a healthcare professional should contact the program as soon as possible after the death, by calling 604-822-2578. For more information see the program’s website at [http://cps.med.ubc.ca/bodyprogram/ cellphys.ubc.ca/bodyprogram]. | Your loved one may have donated his or her body for anatomical study and medical research. The Body Donation Program at the University of British Columbia medical school accepts bodies for teaching and research purposes. If the deceased was registered in the program, their personal representative or a healthcare professional should contact the program as soon as possible after the death, by calling 604-822-2578. For more information see the program’s website at [http://cps.med.ubc.ca/bodyprogram/ cellphys.ubc.ca/bodyprogram]. | ||
==Removal of the body== | |||
Whether the death took place at home or | |||
in hospital, arrangements must be made to | |||
remove the body. There are legal requirements | |||
as to who can remove the body, where it can be | |||
moved to, and who can authorize the removal. | |||
Only licensed funeral homes or those issued a | |||
permit by Consumer Protection BC may move a | |||
body. | |||
A body can be moved only to a place of cremation | |||
or burial, a place where a bereavement ceremony | |||
will be held, or a funeral home. | |||
The removal must be authorized by a | |||
representative or relative of the deceased according to a priority order set out under BC | |||
law. The priority order begins with the personal | |||
representative named in the deceased’s will, | |||
followed by the deceased’s spouse, adult | |||
children (in age descending order), adult | |||
grandchildren and so on. If the person at the top | |||
of the priority order is unavailable or unwilling | |||
to give instructions, the right to give instructions | |||
passes to the person who is next in priority. | |||
The authorization to remove the body can be | |||
made by telephone. However, the funeral home | |||
must not dispose of the body until it receives | |||
written authorization from the representative of | |||
the deceased. | |||
===Your loved one may have | |||
made arrangements=== | |||
Your deceased loved one may have made | |||
arrangements with a funeral home, and may | |||
even have prepaid for services. They may have | |||
left instructions in a will. | |||
If prior arrangements have not been made, | |||
contact a funeral home. For information on | |||
funeral homes in your area, contact the BC | |||
Funeral Association at [http://www.bcfunerals.com/ www.bcfunerals.com] or | |||
1-800-665-3899 | |||
== Death at home== | == Death at home== | ||