(a) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Medical school” means a medical school or school of osteopathic medicine in this state that is:(A) Accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education; or(B) Approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to seek accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education;(2) “Next of kin” means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, or person otherwise authorized under § 20-17-702;(3) “Unclaimed body” means a human body for which the next of kin:(A) Cannot be located; or(B) Does not exercise his or her right of disposition within the earlier of:(i) Two (2) days of notification of the death of the deceased; or(ii) Five (5) days of the death of the deceased; and(4) “Unclaimed remains” means the cremated remains of an unclaimed body.
(1) “Medical school” means a medical school or school of osteopathic medicine in this state that is:(A) Accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education; or(B) Approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to seek accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education;
(A) Accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education; or
(B) Approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to seek accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education;
(2) “Next of kin” means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, or person otherwise authorized under § 20-17-702;
(3) “Unclaimed body” means a human body for which the next of kin:(A) Cannot be located; or(B) Does not exercise his or her right of disposition within the earlier of:(i) Two (2) days of notification of the death of the deceased; or(ii) Five (5) days of the death of the deceased; and
(A) Cannot be located; or
(B) Does not exercise his or her right of disposition within the earlier of:(i) Two (2) days of notification of the death of the deceased; or(ii) Five (5) days of the death of the deceased; and
(i) Two (2) days of notification of the death of the deceased; or
(ii) Five (5) days of the death of the deceased; and
(4) “Unclaimed remains” means the cremated remains of an unclaimed body.
(b) This subchapter does not affect the right of a coroner to hold the dead body as described under § 20-17-703 for the purpose of investigating the cause of death or affect the right of any court of competent jurisdiction to enter an order affecting the disposition of the body.