1. A funeral establishment or cremation establishment shall not be operated until a license or renewal certificate has been issued to the establishment by the board.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 156.15

  • Board: means the board of mortuary science. See Iowa Code 156.1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Cremation: means the technical process, using heat and flame, that reduces human remains to bone fragments. See Iowa Code 156.1
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Funeral establishment: means a place of business as defined by the board devoted to providing any aspect of mortuary science. See Iowa Code 156.1
  • License: means a license issued by the state under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Mortuary science: means the engaging in any of the following:
     a. See Iowa Code 156.1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means a natural person. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The board shall refuse to issue an establishment license when an applicant fails to meet the requirements of section 156.14. The board may refuse to issue or renew a license or may impose a penalty, not to exceed ten thousand dollars, issue a reprimand, or revoke, restrict, cancel, or suspend a license, and may place a licensee on probation, if the board finds that the applicant or licensee has done any of the following:

 a. Been convicted of a felony or any crime related to the practice of mortuary science or implicating the establishment’s ability to safely perform mortuary science services, or if the applicant is an association, joint stock company, partnership, or corporation, that a managing officer or owner has been convicted of such a crime, under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States.
 b. Violated this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter or that any owner or employee of the establishment has violated this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter.
 c. Knowingly aided, assisted, procured, advised, or allowed a person to unlawfully practice mortuary science.
 d. Failed to engage in or ceased to engage in the business described in the application for a license.
 3. Failed to keep and maintain records as required by this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.
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