Restrictions on cremations by hospitals.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 24-218
in effectSec. 24-218. - Restrictions on cremations by hospitals.
(a) Any hospital duly licensed by the state and the city may operate a crematory in conjunction with the hospital upon the same terms and conditions as provided for in all other crematories, provided however, that only abortive material, newborns, stillborns, human tissue and body parts may be cremated in a hospital crematory.
(b) Any hospital crematory governed hereunder may dispose of fetal deaths and deaths of live births, if such deaths occur in the hospital, by cremation, provided such hospital shall first obtain written consent for such disposition from the next of kin.
(c) Any hospital crematory governed under the provisions of this division may dispose of the amputated part or any other body part of a living person which is recovered in the course of an operation providing such person shall authorize the disposition; or, if the person is a minor or mentally incompetent, the authorization must first be obtained from the parents, guardian or conservator.
(Code 1950, §§ 744.1-2, 744.8)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH24HESA_ARTVIBIDE_DIV5CRCR_S24-218RECRHOFetched: 10/27/2026