Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-101.5

Current through Regsiter Vol. 46, No. 26, June 12, 2024

Rule 641-101.5 - Burial-transit permit

(1) The burial-transit permit shall be issued upon a form prescribed by the state registrar and shall state:

a. The name, date of death, cause of death and other necessary details required by the state registrar;

b. That a satisfactory certificate of death has been filed;

c. That permission is granted to inter, remove or otherwise dispose of the body; and

d. The name and location of the cemetery or crematory where final disposition of the body is to be made.

The burial-transit permit shall be issued by the county medical examiner, a funeral director, or the countyregistrar of the county where the certificate of death or fetal death was filed.

(2) The burial-transit permit shall be delivered to the person in charge of the place of final disposition.

(3) The person in charge of every place of final disposition shall see that all of the requirements of this chapter relative to burial-transit permits have been complied with before disposition. Such person shall retain the burial-transit permit for a period of one year from the date of final disposition.

(4) A burial-transit permit shall not be issued prior to the filing of a certificate of death or fetal death in the county where the death occurred.

(5) A burial-transit permit shall not be issued to a person other than a licensed funeral director if the death orfetal death is of a suspected or known communicable disease as defined by 641-paragraph 1.2(1) "fl."

(6) In all cases where a fetus has reached a gestation period of 20 completed weeks or more, or with a weight of 350 grams or more, a burial-transit permit must be obtained for the disposition of the fetus.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-101.5