April 25, 2018

Body parts businesses may soon be regulated

MONTROSE — A bill has passed the Colorado Senate to restrict activities that were commonplace at a Montrose funeral home/body parts business. The bill still must pass the House and be signed by the governor.

Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors, a funeral home in Montrose, also operated a body parts business. Misconduct was alleged. The FBI raided the funeral home earlier this year and the funeral home lost its license to operate.

According to a report in the Denver Post, the operation may be the only one in the country that combined a funeral home and a body parts business. Body parts companies sell human organs to research institutions, not for transplant. Tissue banks are already regulated.

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MONTROSE — A bill has passed the Colorado Senate to restrict activities that were commonplace at a Montrose funeral home/body parts business. The bill still must pass the House and be signed by the governor.

Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors, a funeral home in Montrose, also operated a body parts business. Misconduct was alleged. The FBI raided the funeral home earlier this year and the funeral home lost its license to operate.

According to a report in the Denver Post, the operation may be the only one in the country that combined a funeral…

Ken Amundson
Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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