PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon Health & Science University says it has ended a years-long practice of accepting bodies of indigent people to train medical students.

The Oregonian newspaper reports the school will no longer accept the bodies because state officials have difficulty notifying next of kin and a 10-day waiting period renders the bodies less valuable for the anatomy lab.

An advisory committee reviewing OHSU's body-donation program recommends the school boost efforts to promote voluntary donations.

The school has received 180 to 200 bodies a year, primarily through willed donations. Ten to 20 of the bodies received each year are those of indigents.

In Oregon, a funeral home director or the state medical examiner is required to contact OHSU if a body is unclaimed