Scientific Body Donation
No Cost Direct Cremation
Horizon Funeral Care facilitates donation for research and education with local accredited tissue banks who provide anatomical tissue to medical researchers and institutions of higher learning to advance scientific understanding and to train medical professionals. In the event the research tissue donation is consented to by the legal next of kin and facilitated by Horizon Funeral Care, the subsequent direct cremation services are provided at no cost to the family of the donor, typically adding only a few days to the timeframe for direct cremation. If a donation to save lives and advance medical research fits with your family’s ideals and approach to funeral care give us a call or click below so we can answer your questions.
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Connection
Request a phone call from one of our online cremation specialists by clicking here, or call us directly at
480-338-1497.
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Confirmation
One of Horizon's cremation specialists will review your arrangement, connect you with a local accredited tissue bank, and provide you with a few documents for electronic signature.
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Cremation
We take care of transportation, obtain required permits, work with the tissue bank to coordinate the donation procedure and then we conduct the cremation.
4.
Completion
You receive your urn &
2 certified death certificates.
if you need more than two we can help with that also.
What's included.
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Transportation within the Phoenix Metro Area
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Refrigeration
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State Required Cremation Container
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State Required Permit Fees
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Notification of Death to the Social Security Administration
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Completion of Death Registration
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2 Certified Copies of Arizona Certificate of Death
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Cremation
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Plastic Urn Suitable for Storage, Transportation, Scattering, or Burial
Steps to take.
If a death hasn't yet occurred, complete the intake form and notify hospice or hospital personnel of your intention to choose Horizon Funeral Care and provide them with our phone number. You will get a call from an online cremation consultant the next business day to answer any questions and confirm receipt of the intake form. At the time of need, Hospice/Hospital staff will contact us to arrange for immediate transportation. You will get a call from an online cremation specialist the next business day to confirm arrangements and connect you t a local accredited tissue bank.
If a death has occurred at a private residence, group home, inpatient hospice facility, or hospital without a morgue,
have medical or public safety personnel call for immediate 24 hour transportation. Under these circumstances, there is no need to fill out the intake form, as we will get that information from medical/public safety personnel when we take their call.You will get a call from an online cremation specialist the next business day to confirm arrangements
If a death has occurred at a hospital, or if the body has been transported to the Medical Examiner, Donor Network of Arizona, or to another funeral establishment, complete our intake form or give us a call. We will work with you to schedule transportation into our care as soon as possible. We can guide you on what calls need to be made, and can provide any applicable release forms. Our online cremation specialists will guide you through the process.