§ 156.1 Definitions
§ 156.1A Provision of services
§ 156.2 Persons excluded
§ 156.3 Eligibility requirements
§ 156.4 Funeral directors
§ 156.8 Internships
§ 156.8A Student practicum
§ 156.9 Revocation of license to practice mortuary science
§ 156.10 Inspection
§ 156.12 Funeral directors — solicitation of business — exceptions — penalty
§ 156.14 Funeral establishment and cremation establishment license
§ 156.15 Funeral establishments and cremation establishments — license required — discipline, violations, and penalties
§ 156.16 Unlicensed practice — injunctions, civil penalties, consent agreements

Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 156 - Funeral Directing, Mortuary Science, and Cremation

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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
  • Cremation establishment: means a place of business as defined by the board which provides any aspect of cremation services. See Iowa Code 156.1
  • Department: means the Iowa department of public health. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • 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 director: means a person licensed by the board to practice mortuary science. See Iowa Code 156.1
  • 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
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1