Donor Frequently Asked Questions:

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10. What happens when I pass away?

11. I live outside of the State of New Mexico. What will I need to do to have my body sent to the Office of the Medical Investigator?

12. What expenses are the responsibility of my family or estate in relation to the donation of my body?

13. Should my estate or family assume the expense of a conventional funeral or memorial service before donating my skeletal remains to your collection?

14. What is involved in the actual preparation of my skeleton for your lab?

15. What will happen to the rest (non-skeletal portions) of my remains?

16. Will my family receive any remains that they can bury or cremate?

17. I would like to be cremated and then donated to your program. Can I do that?

18. Who has access to my remains once they are stored in your repository?

• The Decision to Donate
  
• Informing your Family