Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-900.9 - Disinterments
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(1) No person will disinter a human remains or
cremated remains unless the funeral director in charge of the disinterment has
a numbered disinterment permit that has been issued by the department of health
and human services or by an order of the district court of the county in which
the human remains or cremated remains are interred or entombed.
(2) All disinterment permits will be
requested and provided by the department of health and human
services.
(3) All disinterment
permits will be signed by the authorizing person.
(4) Disinterment permits will be furnished upon
request from the department of health and human services and will remain valid
for 30 days after issuance.
(5)
Disinterment permits will only be issued to the funeral director , and the
disinterment must be done under the direct supervision of the funeral
director .
(6) Disinterment permits
will be required for any relocation of a human remains from the original site
of interment or entombment if the purpose is for autopsy or reburial.
(7) No disinterment permit is necessary to
remove a human remains or cremated remains from a holding facility for
interment or entombment in the same cemetery where being temporarily
held.
(8) A funeral director may
await a court order before proceeding with disinterment if the funeral director
is aware of a dispute among:
a. Persons who
are members of the same class of persons described in 641-subrule 97.14(4) as
having authority to control the human remains ; or
b. Persons who are authorized pursuant to 641-subrule
97.14(4) and the executor named in the decedent's will or personal
representative appointed by the court.
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