What happens in the event that a registered donor dies outside the State of Ohio?
Should a donor pass away out of state, we will assist the survivors in making arrangements to have the decedent returned to Dayton, Ohio. Alternatively, we will arrange for a transfer of the anatomical donation to a medical school nearer to the location of the deceased donor. This decision is made according the wishes of the survivors. If a donor to the Anatomical Gift Program is returned to the Boonshoft School of Medicine, the survivors of that donor are responsible for obtaining an out-of-state death certificate, and a burial-transit permit where death took place. Additionally, if embalming is necessary, survivors are responsible for those fees and any transportation costs incurred in returning the decedent to Ohio and the Boonshoft School of Medicine.
