645—100.8 (142,156) Unclaimed dead human remains for scientific use.
	 100.8(1) A human remains is unclaimed when:
	  a.   	 The decedent did not express a desire to be interred, entombed or cremated.
	  b.   	 Relatives or friends of the decedent did not request that the human remains be interred, entombed or cremated.
	 100.8(2) Friend distinguished from casual acquaintance. A friend shall be distinguished from a casual acquaintance by the friend’s having been closely associated with the decedent during the decedent’s lifetime.
	 100.8(3) Delivery of human remains for scientific purposes. The funeral director, the medical examiner or managing officer of a public health institution, hospital, county home, penitentiary or reformatory shall notify the state department of public health as soon as any human remains, which are unclaimed and may be suitable for scientific purposes, shall come into their custody.
	 100.8(4) Department instructions. When the department of public health receives notice, the funeral director shall be instructed as to the proper disposition of the human remains.
	 100.8(5) Expenses incurred by funeral director. The expenses incurred by the funeral director for the transportation of the human remains to a medical college shall be paid by the medical college receiving the human remains.