1. The director of public health may inspect all places where dead human bodies are prepared or held for burial, entombment, or cremation, and may adopt and enforce such rules and regulations in connection with the inspection as may be necessary for the preservation of the public health.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 156.10

  • Cremation: means the technical process, using heat and flame, that reduces human remains to bone fragments. See Iowa Code 156.1
  • Department: means the Iowa department of public health. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The Iowa department of public health may assess an inspection fee for an inspection of a place where dead human bodies are prepared for burial or cremation. The fee may be determined by the department by rule.