Instructions for people interested in donating their bodies
Properly completed dedication forms have legal status. A formal will is not required.
Make two copies of the dedication form
- The dedication forms should be signed in the presence of two witnesses.
- One copy should be forwarded to:
Anatomical Board of the State of Florida
University of Florida College of Medicine
P.O. Box 100235
Gainesville, Florida 32610-0235. - The donor should keep the other copy for their personal files.
Instructions to survivors
- Give a copy of these instructions to the people who will be in charge of your final arrangements. In this way, those concerned will know your wishes and will be in a better position to carry them out.
- You may also choose to make arrangements now with a funeral director in your vicinity. This will save your relatives the necessity of doing so. Inform the funeral home director of your plan to dedicate your body and provide these instructions to them.
Cremation
- After being used in education and research, the body is usually cremated. This is pursuant to Florida Statutes 497.005.
- Survivors can choose to receive the ashes after cremation. To receive the ashes, please complete an Ashes Requested form.
- If no request is received, the Anatomical Board takes responsibility for disposing of the cremains. They are spread over the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
- If cremation is not desired, notify the Anatomical Board at the time of transportation. The body can be turned over to a funeral home for such burial as the family may specify. Burial by a funeral home will be at the expense of the family.
Complete the donor dedication form
For more information
If you wish further information about these procedures, please contact us.
