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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Dietitians › Chapter 81 - Licensure of Dietitians › Rule 645-81.17 - Telehealth Visits

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A licensee may provide dietetic services to an individual or
				  a group utilizing a telehealth visit if the dietetic services are provided in
				  accordance with all the requirements of this chapter.
(1) "Telehealth visit" means the provision of
				dietetic services by a licensee to an individual or a group using technology
				where the licensee and the individual or group are not at the same physical
				location for the therapy session.
(2) A licensee engaged in a telehealth visit
				shall utilize technology that is secure and HIPAA-compliant and that includes,
				at a minimum, audio and video equipment that allows two-way real-time
				interactive communication between the licensee and the individual or group. A
				licensee may use non-real-time technologies to prepare for a session or to
				communicate with an individual or a group between sessions.
(3) A licensee engaged in a telehealth visit
				shall be held to the same standard of care as a licensee who provides in-person
				dietetic services. A licensee shall not utilize a telehealth visit if the
				standard of care for the particular services cannot be met by using
				technology.
(4) Any licensee who
				provides a telehealth visit to an individual or a group located in Iowa shall
				be licensed in Iowa.
(5) Prior to
				the first telehealth visit, a licensee shall obtain informed consent from the
				individual or group specific to the services that will be provided in a
				telehealth visit. At a minimum, the informed consent shall specifically inform
				the individual or group of the following:
a.
				The risks and limitations of the use of technology to provide dietetics
				services;
b. The potential for
				unauthorized access to protected health information; and
c. The potential for disruption of technology
				during a telehealth visit.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Dietitians › Chapter 82 - Continuing Education for Dietitians › Rule 645-82.1 - Definitions

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"Active license"
means the license is
				  current and has not expired.
"Approved program/activity"
means a
				  continuing education program/activity meeting the standards set forth in these
				  rules.
"Audit"
means the selection of licensees for
				  verification of satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements
				  during a specified time period.
"Board"
means the board of dietetics.
"Continuing education"
means planned,
				  organized learning acts acquired during licensure designed to maintain,
				  improve, or expand a licensee's knowledge and skills in order for the licensee
				  to develop new knowledge and skills relevant to the enhancement of practice,
				  education, or theory development to improve the safety and welfare of the
				  public.
"Hour of continuing education"
means at
				  least 50 minutes spent by a licensee in actual attendance at and completion of
				  approved continuing education activity.
"Inactive license"
means a license that has
				  expired because it was not renewed by the end of the grace period.
"Independent study"
means a
				  subject/program/activity that a person pursues autonomously that meets
				  standards for approval criteria in the rules and includes a posttest.
"License"
means license to practice.
"Licensee"
means any person licensed to
				  practice as a dietitian in the state of Iowa.
"Webinar"
means a web-based seminar,
				  presentation, lecture, or workshop that is transmitted over the
				  web.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Dietitians › Chapter 82 - Continuing Education for Dietitians › Rule 645-82.2 - Continuing Education Requirements

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(1) The biennial
				continuing education compliance period will extend for a two-year period
				beginning on the sixteenth day of the licensee's birth month and ending on the
				fifteenth day of the birth month two years later. Each biennium, each person
				who is licensed to practice as a dietitian in this state will be required to
				complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education approved by the
				board.
(2) Requirements for new
				licensees. Those persons licensed for the first time shall not be required to
				complete continuing education as a prerequisite for the first renewal of their
				licenses. Continuing education hours acquired any time from the initial
				licensing until the second license renewal may be used. The new licensee will
				be required to complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education per
				biennium for each subsequent license renewal.
(3) Hours of continuing education credit may
				be obtained in accordance with the definitions and standards in these
				rules.
(4) No hours of continuing
				education will be carried over into the next biennium except as stated for the
				second renewal. A licensee whose license was reactivated during the current
				renewal compliance period may use continuing education earned during the
				compliance period for the first renewal following reactivation.
(5) It is the responsibility of each licensee
				to finance the cost of continuing education.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Dietitians › Chapter 82 - Continuing Education for Dietitians › Rule 645-82.3 - Standards

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(1)
General
				criteria.
A continuing education activity that meets all of the
				following criteria is appropriate for continuing education credit if the
				continuing education activity:
a. Constitutes
				an organized program of learning that contributes directly to the professional
				competency of the licensee;
b.
				Pertains to subject matters that integrally relate to the practice of the
				profession;
c. Is conducted by
				individuals who have specialized education, training and experience by reason
				of which said individuals should be considered qualified concerning the subject
				matter of the program. At the time of audit, the board may request the
				qualifications of the presenters;
d. Fulfills stated program goals, objectives,
				or both; and
e. Provides proof of
				attendance to licensees in attendance including:
(1) Date(s), location, course title,
				presenter(s);
(2) Number of program
				contact hours; and
(3) Certificate
				of completion or evidence of successful completion of the course provided by
				the course sponsor.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Dietitians › Chapter 83 - Discipline for Dietitians › Rule 645-83.1 - Grounds for Discipline

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The board may impose any of the disciplinary sanctions
				  provided in Iowa Code section
				  272C.3 when the board determines
				  that the licensee is guilty of any of the following acts or offenses or those
				  listed in 645-Chapter 13:
Failure to comply with the Academy of Nutrition and
				  Dietetics/Commission on Dietetic Registration, Code of Ethics for the
				  Profession of Dietetics and Process for Consideration of Ethics Issues,
				  effective January 1, 2010, hereby adopted by reference. Copies may be obtained
				  from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/Commission on Dietetic Registration
				  website at
www.eatright.org/code-of-ethics-for-rdns-and-ndtrs
.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 147,
				  152A and 272C.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Dietitians › Chapter 83 - Discipline for Dietitians › Rule 645-83.2 - Grounds for Discipline

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The board may impose any of the disciplinary sanctions
				  provided in rule 645-83.3 (152A,272C) when the
				  board determines that the licensee is guilty of any of the following acts or
				  offenses:
(1) Failure to comply with
				the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/Commission on Dietetic Registration,
				Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics and Process for Consideration of
				Ethics Issues, effective January 1, 2010, hereby adopted by reference. Copies
				may be obtained from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/Commission on
				Dietetic Registration website at
www.eatright.org/codeofethics/
.
(2) Fraud in procuring a license. Fraud in
				procuring a license includes, but is not limited to:
a. An intentional perversion of the truth in
				making application for a license to practice in this state;
b. False representations of a material fact,
				whether by word or by conduct, by false or misleading allegations, or by
				concealment of that which should have been disclosed when making application
				for a license in this state; or
c.
				Attempting to file or filing with the board or the department of public health
				any false or forged diploma or certificate or affidavit or identification or
				qualification in making an application for a license in this state.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Dietitians › Chapter 83 - Discipline for Dietitians › Rule 645-83.3 - Method of Discipline

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The board has the authority to impose the following
				  disciplinary sanctions:
1. Revocation
				of license.
2. Suspension of
				license until further order of the board or for a specific period.
3. Prohibit permanently, until further order
				of the board, or for a specific period the licensee's engaging in specified
				procedures, methods, or acts.
4.
				Probation.
5. Require additional
				education or training.
6. Require a
				reexamination.
7. Order a physical
				or mental evaluation, or order alcohol and drug screening within a time
				specified by the board.
8. Impose
				civil penalties not to exceed $1000.
9. Issue a citation and warning.
10. Such other sanctions allowed by law as
				may be appropriate.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Dietitians › Chapter 83 - Discipline for Dietitians › Rule 645-83.4 - Discretion of Board

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The following factors may be considered by the board in
				  determining the nature and severity of the disciplinary sanction to be
				  imposed:
1. The relative serious
				nature of the violation as it relates to ensuring a high standard of
				professional care for the citizens of this state;
2. The facts of the particular
				violation;
3. Any extenuating facts
				or other countervailing considerations;
4. The number of prior violations or
				complaints;
5. The seriousness of
				prior violations or complaints;
6.
				Whether remedial action has been taken; and
7. Such other factors as may reflect upon the
				competency, ethical standards, and professional conduct of the
				licensee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Dietitians › Chapter 84 - Adoption of Uniform and Model Rules › Rule 645-84.1 - Board of Dietetics Adoption of Uniform and Model Rules

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The board hereby adopts by reference the following:
(1) to (9) Reserved.
(10) Model rules for licensee review
				committee, 481-Chapter 505.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				  272C.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 100 - Practice of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-100.2 - Funeral Director Duties

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(1) Practices
				requiring a funeral director's license include but are not limited to:
a. Removal as specified in rule
				645-100.4(142,156).
b. Embalming
				human remains as specified in rule
				645-100.6 (156) and completing
				embalming records as specified in paragraph 100.11(2)
"d."
c. Conducting funeral arrangements
				as specified in subrule 100.7(2).
d. Conducting funeral services when
				contracted to do so, including:
(1) Direct
				supervision of visitation and viewing.
(2) Funeral and memorial
				ceremonies.
(3) Committal and final
				disposition services.
e.
				Conducting cremation services as specified in rule
				645-100.10 (156).
f. Signing death certificates and performing
				associated duties under Iowa Code chapter 144.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 100 - Practice of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-100.3 - Permanent Identification Tag

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(1) The funeral
				director, intern, or removal technician who assumes possession of a human
				remains will attach a permanent identification tag.
(2) The identification tag will initially
				contain, at a minimum, the name of the deceased.
(3) Before final disposition, the
				identification tag will contain the name of the deceased and the date of birth,
				date of death and social security number of the deceased and the name and
				license number of the funeral establishment in charge of disposition.
(4) The identification tag will be attached
				to the human remains throughout the entire time the human remains are in the
				possession of the funeral establishment and will remain with the human
				remains.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 100 - Practice of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-100.4 - Removal and Transfer of Human Remains

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(1) Removal and
				transfer of human remains. The funeral director will perform the following
				duties upon notification of a death:
a. Comply
				with jurisdictional authority, with respect to medicolegal responsibilities,
				regarding the removal of the human remains.
b. Provide signature and license number when
				removing a human remains from a hospital, nursing establishment or any other
				institution involved with the care of the public.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 100 - Practice of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-100.5 - Burial Transit Permits

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A licensed funeral director may issue a burial transit permit
				  for the removal and transfer of human remains, according to state law and the
				  administrative rules promulgated by the department of health and human
				  services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 100 - Practice of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-100.6 - Preparation and Embalming Activities

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(1) The funeral
				director will perform the following duties prior to and during embalming
				according to commonly accepted industry standards.
a. Obtain authorization for embalming from an
				authorized person. If permission to embalm cannot be obtained from the
				authorized person, the funeral director may proceed with the embalming if
				necessary to comply with subrule 100.6(3).
b. Embalm entirely in private. No one except
				the funeral director, intern, immediate family, or student will be allowed in
				the preparation room without the written permission of the authorized person. A
				student must be under the direct physical supervision of the funeral director
				and currently enrolled and attending a program of mortuary science that is
				recognized by the board to be allowed in the preparation room without written
				permission during the embalming.
c.
				Keep the human remains properly covered at all times.
d. Conduct a preembalming case analysis of
				the human remains. Recognize the potential chemical effects on the body and
				select the proper embalming chemicals based upon the analysis.
e. Position the human remains on the
				preparation table and pose the facial features.
f. Select points of drainage and injection,
				and raise the necessary vessels.
g.
				Embalm by arterial and cavity injection of embalming chemicals. If the
				condition of the human remains does not allow arterial and cavity injection of
				embalming chemicals, topical embalming, using appropriate chemicals and
				procedures, will be performed.
h.
				Evaluate the distribution of the embalming chemicals and perform treatment for
				discoloration, vascular difficulties, decomposition, dehydration, purge and
				close any incisions once the arterial and cavity injection of the embalming
				chemicals is complete.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 100 - Practice of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-100.7 - Arranging and Directing Funeral and Memorial Ceremonies

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(1)
The
				Federal Trade Commission.
The funeral director will observe current
				guidelines of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) funeral rule.
(2)
Arrangement conference
				activities.
If responsible, the funeral director will perform the
				following duties associated with arranging ceremonies and the final disposition
				of a human remains.
a. Gather necessary
				statistical and biographical information relating to the decedent and explain
				the varied use of the information gathered.
b. Present, discuss and explain the mandated
				FTC price lists and assist or provide the consumer with:
(1) The types of ceremony or final
				disposition.
(2) The specific goods
				and services.
(3) The prices of any
				goods and services.
(4) The
				written, itemized statement of the funeral goods and services.
(5) A general price list.
At the conclusion of arrangements, the itemized statement
				  will be signed by the purchaser and the funeral director.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 100 - Practice of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-100.8 - Unclaimed Human Remains for Scientific Use

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(1) A human remains
				is unclaimed when:
a. The decedent did not
				express a desire to be interred, entombed or cremated.
b. Relatives or friends of the decedent did
				not request that the decedent's human remains be interred, entombed or
				cremated.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 100 - Practice of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-100.9 - Disinterments

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A funeral director in charge of a disinterment will ensure
				  that the disinterment is performed in accordance with rules promulgated by the
				  department of health and human services and will first secure a disinterment
				  permit issued by the department of health and human services.
(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.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 100 - Practice of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-100.10 - Cremation of Human Remains

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(1)
Recordkeeping.
a.
Delivery receipt.
(1) When a
				human remains is delivered to a cremation establishment, the cremation
				establishment will furnish to the delivery person a delivery receipt
				containing:
1. The name, address, age,
				gender, and cause of death of the decedent whose human remains are delivered to
				the cremation establishment.
2. The
				date and time of delivery and the type of container that contains the human
				remains.
3. If applicable, the name
				of the funeral director who sent the human remains and the name and license
				number of the funeral director's associated funeral establishment.
4. The signature of the person who delivered
				the human remains.
5. The signature
				of the person receiving the human remains on behalf of the cremation
				establishment.
6. The name and
				business address of the cremation establishment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 100 - Practice of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-100.11 - Records to Be Retained by a Funeral Establishment

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To ensure a permanent record of the licensed activity
				  relating to the custody of each decedent, each funeral director will create and
				  the funeral establishment will maintain the records identified in this rule. If
				  a registered intern or registered removal technician first takes custody of a
				  decedent, the funeral director from whom they were delegated that authority is
				  responsible for compliance with the rules in this chapter. Funeral directors
				  and funeral establishments will comply with the rules adopted by the department
				  of health and human services under Iowa Code section
				  144.49.
(1) At a minimum, the following information,
				if applicable, relating to each human remains that enters the custody of the
				establishment/licensee will be maintained as the permanent record of licensed
				activity:
a. Name of the deceased;
b. Date, time, and place of death
				(institution or other place, city, state, zip);
c. Name and address of the person or funeral
				establishment to whom a human remains is released;
d. Date and from whom the funeral director
				assumed custody, including the name of the institution or other place of death
				releasing a human remains;
e. Date,
				time, and name of the licensed funeral director or registered intern completing
				embalming or other preparation for final disposition;
f. Date, place and method of final
				disposition of a human remains.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.1 - Definitions

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For purposes of these rules, the following definitions will
				  apply:
"Active license"
means a license that is
				  current and has not expired.
"Board"
means the board of mortuary
				  science.
"Change of ownership"
means a change of
				  controlling interest ((1) an interest in a partnership of greater than 50
				  percent; or (2) greater than 50 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of
				  a stock of a corporation) in a funeral establishment or cremation
				  establishment.
"Full time"
means a minimum of a 35-hour
				  work week.
"Grace period"
means the 30-day period
				  following expiration of a license when the license is still considered to be
				  active. In order to renew a license during the grace period, a licensee is
				  required to pay a late fee.
"Inactive license"
means a license that has
				  expired because it was not renewed by the end of the grace period. The category
				  of "inactive license" may include licenses formerly known as lapsed, inactive,
				  delinquent, closed, or retired.
"Licensee"
means any person licensed to
				  practice as a funeral director in the state of Iowa.
"License expiration date"
means the
				  fifteenth day of the birth month every two years following initial
				  licensure.
"Licensure by endorsement"
means the
				  issuance of an Iowa license to practice mortuary science to an applicant who is
				  or has been licensed in another state.
"Occupational Safety and Health Act"
means
				  the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,
				  29 U.S.C. §
										651 et seq.
"Outer burial container"
means any container
				  which is designed for placement in the ground around a casket or an urn
				  including, but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults, urn
				  vaults, grave boxes, grave liners, and lawn crypts.
"Reactivate"
or
"reactivation"
means the process as outlined in rule
				  645-101.11 (17A,147,272C) by
				  which an inactive license is restored to active status.
"Reciprocal license"
means the issuance of
				  an Iowa license to practice mortuary science to an applicant who is currently
				  licensed in another state which has a mutual agreement with the Iowa board of
				  mortuary science to license persons who have the same or similar qualifications
				  to those required in Iowa.
"Reinstatement"
means the process as
				  outlined in rule 645-11.31 (272C) by which a
				  licensee who has had a license suspended or revoked or who voluntarily
				  surrendered a license may apply to have the license reinstated, with or without
				  conditions. Once the license is reinstated, the licensee may apply for active
				  status.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.2 - Requirements for Licensure

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(1) The applicant
				will be eligible to apply for a license to practice mortuary science by the
				board pursuant to subrule 101.2(2) when the applicant has completed the
				educational requirements and examination requirements, followed by a completed
				internship as prescribed below, in the following alphabetical order:
a. Educational qualifications.
(1) A minimum of 60 hours of college credit
				as indicated on the transcript from a regionally accredited college or
				university with a minimum of a 2.0 or "C" grade point average. The 60 college
				semester hours will not include any technical mortuary science course;
				and
(2) A program in mortuary
				science from a school accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service
				Education; and
(3) A college course
				of at least one semester hour or equivalent in current Iowa law and rules
				covering mortuary science content areas including, but not limited to, Iowa law
				and rules governing the practice of mortuary science, cremation, vital
				statistics, cemeteries and preneed services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.4 - Student Practicum

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(1) A student may
				participate in a student practicum in a licensed funeral establishment in Iowa
				if the student's school is accredited by and in good standing with the American
				Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE). The student practicum must meet the
				requirements of the ABFSE.
(2)
				Students serving a practicum in Iowa will be under the direct physical
				supervision of a funeral director who meets the following requirements:
a. Has completed the Iowa preceptor training
				course within the immediately preceding five years.
b. Has not had any formal disciplinary action
				within the past five years.
c. Is
				affiliated with a funeral establishment that has not had any formal
				disciplinary action within the past five years.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.6 - Renewal of Funeral Director License

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(1) The biennial
				license renewal period for a license to practice as a funeral director will
				begin on the sixteenth day of the licensee's birth month and end on the
				fifteenth day of the licensee's birth month two years later. The licensee is
				responsible for renewing the license prior to its expiration. Failure of the
				licensee to receive notice from the board does not relieve the licensee of the
				responsibility for renewing the license.
(2) An individual who was issued a license
				within six months of the license renewal date will not be required to renew the
				license until the subsequent renewal date two years later. Continuing education
				hours acquired any time from the initial licensing until the second license
				renewal may be used. The licensee will be required to complete a minimum of 24
				hours of continuing education per biennium for each subsequent license renewal,
				with 2 of the 24 hours covering current Iowa law and rules as identified in
				645-paragraph 102.3(2)
"f."
(3) A licensee seeking renewal will:
a. Meet the continuing education requirements
				of rule 645-102.2 (272C). A licensee
				whose license was reactivated during the current renewal compliance period may
				use continuing education credit earned during the compliance period for the
				first renewal following reactivation; and
b. Complete an online renewal application on
				the board of mortuary science website and pay the renewal fee before the
				license expiration date.
Persons licensed to practice funeral directing will keep
				  their renewal licenses displayed in a conspicuous public place at the primary
				  site of practice.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.7 - Renewal of a Funeral Establishment License or a Cremation Establishment License

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(1) Renewal.
a. The renewal cycle will be triennial
				beginning July 1 and ending on June 30 of the third year.
b. The renewal will be to complete an online
				renewal application on the Iowa board of mortuary science website and pay the
				renewal fee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.8 - Inactive Funeral Establishment License or Cremation Establishment License

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(1) If the renewal
				application and fee are not postmarked within 30 days after the license
				expiration date, the funeral establishment license or cremation establishment
				license is inactive. To reactivate a funeral establishment license or cremation
				establishment license, complete an online reactivation application on the Iowa
				board of mortuary science website and pay the reactivation fee.
(2) A funeral establishment or a cremation
				establishment that has not renewed the funeral establishment license or
				cremation establishment license within the required time frame will have an
				inactive license and will not provide mortuary science services until the
				license is reactivated.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.9 - Reinstatement of a Funeral Establishment License or a Cremation Establishment License

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For a funeral or cremation establishment license that has
				  been revoked, suspended, or voluntarily surrendered, the owner must apply for
				  and receive reinstatement of the license in accordance with rule
				  645-11.31 (272C) and must apply
				  for and be granted reactivation of the license in accordance with rule
				  645-101.9 (272C) prior to
				  offering mortuary science services from that establishment in this
				  state.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.10 - License Reactivation

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To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee
				  will:
(1) Complete an online
				reactivation application on the Iowa board of mortuary science website and pay
				the reactivation fee.
(2) Provide
				verification of current competence to practice as a funeral director by
				satisfying one of the following criteria:
a.
				If the license has been on inactive status for five years or less, an applicant
				must provide the following:
(1) If licensed in
				another jurisdiction, the applicant will submit a licensure verification
				document from every jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been licensed
				that discloses if disciplinary action was taken.
(2) Verification of completion of 24 hours of
				continuing education that meets continuing education standards defined in rule
				645-102.3(156,272C) within two years prior to filing the application for
				reactivation; and
(3) Verification
				of completion of two hours of continuing education in current Iowa law and
				rules covering mortuary science content areas including, but not limited to,
				Iowa law and rules governing the practice of mortuary science, cremation, vital
				statistics, cemeteries and preneed. These 2 hours will be included as a part of
				the 24 hours required in subparagraph
				101.11(3)
"a"
(2).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.11 - Reinstatement of a Funeral Director License

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A licensee whose license has been revoked, suspended, or
				  voluntarily surrendered must apply for and receive reinstatement of the license
				  in accordance with rule
				  645-11.31 (272C) and must apply
				  for and be granted reactivation of the license in accordance with rule
				  645-101.11 (17A,147,272C) prior
				  to practicing as a funeral director in this state. The owner of a funeral home
				  establishment whose establishment license has been revoked, suspended, or
				  voluntarily surrendered must apply for and receive reinstatement of the
				  establishment license and must apply for and be granted reactivation of the
				  establishment license prior to reopening the funeral home
				  establishment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.12 - Removal Technician Education and Training Requirements

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(1) A removal
				technician will complete an in-person or live, real-time interactive media
				education training program that is approved by the board of mortuary science
				and provides education and training on the following:
a. Requirements of the Federal Trade
				Commission Funeral Rule as defined in rule 645-100.1(156);
b. Requirements of the Occupational Safety
				and Health Act relevant to the removal technician's duties;
c. Iowa laws and rules relevant to removal
				technicians; and
d. Pertinent
				equipment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.13 - Removal Technician Supervision and Requirements

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(1) A removal
				technician will serve under the direct supervision of an Iowa licensed funeral
				director, will only perform removals at the direction of the supervising
				funeral director, and may act in place of a funeral director only in performing
				a removal.
(2) Any Iowa-licensed
				funeral director who meets the following conditions is eligible to be a
				supervisor:
a. Has been practicing for a
				minimum of five years;
b. Has not
				had any formal disciplinary action within the past five years with the board of
				mortuary science; and
c. Is
				affiliated with a funeral establishment that has not had any formal
				disciplinary action within the past five years.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.14 - Inactive Funeral Establishment License or Cremation Establishment License or Both Establishment Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) If the renewal
				application and fee are not postmarked within 30 days after the license
				expiration date, the funeral establishment license or cremation establishment
				license is inactive. To reactivate a funeral establishment license or a
				cremation establishment license, the reactivation application and fee shall be
				submitted to the board office.
(2)
				A funeral establishment or a cremation establishment that has not renewed the
				funeral establishment license or cremation establishment license within the
				required time frame will have an inactive license and shall not provide
				mortuary science services until the license is reactivated.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.15 - License Reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
For a funeral or cremation establishment license that has
				  been revoked, suspended, or voluntarily surrendered, the owner must apply for
				  and receive reinstatement of the license in accordance with
				  645-1131. (272C)
				  and must apply for and be granted reactivation of the license in accordance
				  with 101.14(272C) prior to offering mortuary science services from that
				  establishment in this state.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.18 - License Reactivation

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
To apply for reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee
				  shall:
(1) Submit a reactivation
				application on a form provided by the board.
(2) Pay the reactivation fee that is due as
				specified in 645-Chapter 105.
(3)
				Provide verification of current competence to practice as a funeral director by
				satisfying one of the following criteria:
a.
				If the license has been on inactive status for five years or less, an applicant
				must provide the following:
(1) Verification
				of the license(s) from every jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been
				licensed and is or has been practicing during the time period the Iowa license
				was inactive, sent directly from the jurisdiction(s) to the board office.
				Web-based verification may be substituted for verification from a
				jurisdiction's board office if the verification includes:
1. Licensee's name;
2. Date of initial licensure;
3. Current licensure status; and
4. Any disciplinary action taken against the
				license; and
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 101 - Licensure of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments › Rule 645-101.19 - License Reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A licensee whose license has been revoked, suspended, or
				  voluntarily surrendered must apply for and receive reinstatement of the license
				  in accordance with
				  645-1131. (272C)
				  and must apply for and be granted reactivation of the license in accordance
				  with 101.18(17A,147,272C) prior to practicing as a funeral director in this
				  state. The owner of a funeral home establishment whose establishment license
				  has been revoked, suspended, or voluntarily surrendered must apply for and
				  receive reinstatement of the establishment license and must apply for and be
				  granted reactivation of the establishment license prior to reopening the
				  funeral home establishment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 102 - Continuing Education for Funeral Directors › Rule 645-102.1 - Definitions

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For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions
				  will apply:
"Active license"
means a license that is
				  current and has not expired.
"Audit"
means the selection of licensees for
				  verification of satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements
				  during a specified time period.
"Board"
means the board of mortuary
				  science.
"Continuing education"
means planned,
				  organized learning acts that are designed to maintain, improve, or expand a
				  licensee's knowledge and skills in order for the licensee to develop new
				  knowledge and skills relevant to the enhancement of practice, education, or
				  theory development to improve the safety and welfare of the public and that
				  meet the standards set forth in these rules.
"Hour of continuing education"
means at
				  least 50 minutes spent by a licensee in actual attendance at and completion of
				  continuing education.
"Inactive license"
means a license that has
				  expired because it was not renewed by the end of the grace period. The category
				  of "inactive license" may include licenses formerly known as lapsed, inactive,
				  delinquent, closed, or retired.
"Independent study"
means a
				  subject/program/activity that a person pursues autonomously that meets
				  standards for approval criteria in these rules and includes a posttest.
"License"
means license to practice.
"Licensee"
means any person licensed to
				  practice as a funeral director in the state of Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 102 - Continuing Education for Funeral Directors › Rule 645-102.2 - Continuing Education Requirements

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(1) The biennial
				continuing education compliance period will extend for a two-year period
				beginning on the fifteenth day of the licensee's birth month and ending on the
				fifteenth day of the licensee's birth month. Each biennium, a person who holds
				an active license will be required to complete a minimum of 24 hours of
				continuing education activity. Two of the 24 hours of continuing education will
				be in current Iowa law and rules covering mortuary science content areas,
				including but not limited to Iowa law and rules governing the practice of
				mortuary science, cremation, vital statistics, cemeteries and preneed. A
				minimum of 12 hours of the 24 hours of continuing education required for
				renewal will be earned by completing a program in which an instructor conducts
				the class employing either in-person or live, real-time interactive
				media.
(2) Requirements of new
				licensees. Continuing education is not required in the first renewal period.
				Continuing education hours acquired any time from the initial licensing until
				the second license renewal may be used. The new licensee will be required to
				complete a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education per biennium for each
				subsequent license renewal.
(3)
				Hours of continuing education credit may be obtained by attending and
				participating in a continuing education activity as stipulated in
				rule.
(4) No hours of continuing
				education will be carried over into the next biennium except as stated in
				subrule 102.2(2). A licensee whose license was reactivated during the current
				renewal compliance period may use continuing education earned during the
				compliance period for the first renewal following reactivation.
(5) It is the responsibility of each licensee
				to finance the cost of continuing education.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 102 - Continuing Education for Funeral Directors › Rule 645-102.3 - Standards

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(1)
General
				criteria.
A continuing education activity must meet the following
				criteria:
a. Constitute an organized program
				of learning that contributes directly to the professional competency of the
				licensee;
b. Pertain to subject
				matters that integrally relate to the practice of the profession;
c. Be conducted by individuals who have
				specialized education, training and experience concerning the subject matter of
				the program. At the time of audit, the board may request the qualifications of
				presenters;
d. Fulfill stated
				program goals, objectives, or both; and
e. Provide proof of attendance to licensees
				in attendance, including:
(1) Date(s),
				location, course title, presenter(s);
(2) Number of program contact hours;
				and
(3) Certificate of completion
				or evidence of successful completion of the course provided by the course
				sponsor.
All licensees must retain the information identified in
				  paragraph 102.3(1)
"e"
for two years after the biennium has
				  ended.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Funeral Directors › Chapter 102 - Continuing Education for Funeral Directors › Rule 645-102.4 - Automatic Exemption

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A licensee will be exempt from the continuing education
				  requirement during the license biennium when that person:
1. Served honorably on active duty in the
				military service; or
2. Was a
				government employee working in the licensee's specialty and assigned to duty
				outside the United States; or
3.
				Was absent from the state but engaged in active practice under circumstances
				that are approved by the board.