Fla. Stat. § 765.519
Enucleation of eyes by licensed funeral directors
Florida · Florida Statutes Chapter 765 — HEALTH CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES · Status: effective
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- Fla. Stat. § 765.519, Enucleation of eyes by licensed funeral directors, Florida, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1158905
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With respect to a gift of an eye as provided for in this part, a licensed funeral director as defined in chapter 497 who has completed a course in eye enucleation and has received a certificate of competence from the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Florida School of Medicine, the University of South Florida School of Medicine, or the University of Miami School of Medicine may enucleate eyes for gift after proper certification of death by a physician and in compliance with the intent of the gift as defined in this chapter. No properly certified funeral director acting in accordance with the terms of this part shall have any civil or criminal liability for eye enucleation.