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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 97 - Death Registration and Disposition of Dead Human Bodies › Rule 641-97.10 - Extension of Time

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
If the medical certifier is unable to complete the medical
				certification of cause of death or if the funeral director is unable to obtain
				the personal information about the deceased within the statutory time period,
				the funeral director shall file the certificate of death or fetal death with
				all available information.
(1) Such
			 certificate of death or fetal death shall be considered appropriate authority
			 to issue a burial-transit permit.
(2) As soon as possible, the person
			 responsible for completing the information missing from the original
			 certificate shall report the missing information to the state
			 registrar.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 97 - Death Registration and Disposition of Dead Human Bodies › Rule 641-97.11 - Removal of a Dead Human Body or Fetus

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(1) A person assuming custody of a dead human
			 body shall:
a. Contact the attending
			 physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner and
			 receive assurance that the death was from natural causes and that the
			 physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner will
			 assume responsibility for certifying to the cause of death; or
b. Contact the medical examiner and receive
			 authorization to remove the dead human body if the case is within the
			 jurisdiction of the medical examiner.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 97 - Death Registration and Disposition of Dead Human Bodies › Rule 641-97.12 - Burial-transit Permit

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
If a person other than a funeral director, medical examiner, or
				emergency medical service assumes custody of a dead human body or fetus, the
				person shall secure a burial-transit permit pursuant to Iowa Code section
				144.32.
				Pursuant to rule
				645-100.4
				(144), an unlicensed employee of the funeral establishment shall be considered
				an agent of the funeral director
(1)
			 The burial-transit permit shall be issued upon a form prescribed by the state
			 registrar and shall state:
a. The name of the
			 decedent;
b. The date and place of
			 death;
c. If the death was from a
			 communicable disease;
d. The name
			 and location of the cemetery, crematory, or other location where final
			 disposition of the remains is to be made;
e. The method of disposition;
f. That a certificate of death or fetal death
			 has been filed; and
g. That
			 permission is granted to inter, remove or otherwise dispose of the dead human
			 body or fetus.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 97 - Death Registration and Disposition of Dead Human Bodies › Rule 641-97.13 - Transportation and Disposition of a Dead Human Body or Fetus

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A dead human body or fetus shall be
			 transported only after enclosure in a container for transfer that will control
			 odor and prevent leakage of body fluids, unless the body or fetus has been
			 embalmed or is being transported by a licensed funeral director, emergency
			 medical service provider or medical examiner. The transport of a dead human
			 body or fetus shall be in a manner that is respectful of the dead, the feelings
			 of relatives, and the sensibilities of the community.
(2) When a dead human body or fetus is
			 transported from the state for final disposition, the burial-transit permit
			 shall accompany the body or fetus. When a dead human body or fetus is brought
			 into the state for final disposition, a burial-transit permit under the law of
			 the state in which the death occurred shall accompany the body or
			 fetus.
(3) If the final disposition
			 of a dead human body or fetus is cremation at a licensed cremation
			 establishment, scattering of cremated remains shall be subject to the local
			 ordinances of the political subdivision and any and all regulations of the
			 cemetery, if applicable, in which the scattering site is located. However, such
			 local ordinances and cemetery regulations shall not allow the scattering of
			 cremated remains upon public property or upon private property without the
			 property owner's consent. In the absence of an applicable local ordinance or
			 cemetery regulation, the scattering of cremated remains shall not be allowed
			 upon any public property or upon private property without the property owner's
			 consent. Cremation shall be considered final disposition by the department, and
			 no further burial-transit permit shall be required.
(4) If the final disposition of a dead human
			 body or fetus is burial, interment, or entombment, local ordinances of the
			 political subdivision in which the final disposition site is located and any
			 and all regulations of the cemetery, if applicable, shall apply. In the absence
			 of an applicable local ordinance, the depth of the grave at its shallowest
			 point shall be at least three feet from the top of the burial
			 container.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 97 - Death Registration and Disposition of Dead Human Bodies › Rule 641-97.14 - Disinterment Permits

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(1) A
			 disinterment permit may be issued as follows:
a. Disinterment of a dead human body or
			 fetus, without a court order, shall be allowed for the purpose of autopsy or
			 reburial only, and then only if supervised by a funeral director.
b. Disinterment of cremated remains, without
			 a court order, shall be allowed, but only if supervised by a funeral
			 director.
c. The state registrar,
			 without a court order, shall not issue a permit without the consent of the
			 person authorized to control the decedent's remains under Iowa Code section
			 144C.5.
d. Disinterment of a dead body or fetus for
			 the purpose of reburial may be allowed by court order only upon a showing of
			 substantial benefit to the public, and then only if supervised by a funeral
			 director.
e. Disinterment of a dead
			 body or fetus for the purpose of autopsy by court order shall be allowed only
			 when reasonable cause is shown that someone is criminally or civilly
			 responsible for such death, after hearing, upon reasonable notice prescribed by
			 the court to the person authorized to control the decedent's remains under Iowa
			 Code section
			 144C.5,
			 and then only if supervised by a funeral director.
f. Disinterment of a dead body or fetus for
			 the purpose of cremation may be allowed by court order if supervised by a
			 funeral director. Subsequent to the disinterment, cremation of the body shall
			 only be allowed upon a determination by the state or county medical examiner
			 that the death was due to natural causes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 97 - Death Registration and Disposition of Dead Human Bodies › Rule 641-97.15 - Delayed Death Registration-one Year or More After Event

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Iowa deaths registered one year or more after the date of death
				shall be prepared on a Delayed Certificate of Death form developed by the state
				registrar. The state registrar shall require documentary evidence to prove the
				facts of the death pursuant to Iowa Code section
				144.16.
				The delayed certificate of death shall be registered and maintained solely at
				the state registrar's office.
(1)
Application.
Registration of a delayed certificate of death
			 may be requested by the surviving next of kin of the deceased, or the surviving
			 next of kin's legal representative, in the following descending order:
a. Executor of the decedent's
			 estate;
b. Spouse, if not legally
			 separated from the decedent;
c.
			 Child or legal guardian of the child if the child is under the age of
			 majority;
d. Parent;
e. Grandchild or legal guardian of the
			 grandchild if the grandchild is under the age of majority;
f. Sibling;
g. Grandparent; or
h. Funeral director responsible for the
			 disposition of the decedent.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 97 - Death Registration and Disposition of Dead Human Bodies › Rule 641-97.16 - Registration of Presumptive Death

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A petition shall be filed with the
			 district court in the county where the presumptive death occurred and shall be
			 supported with the completed Affidavit of Personal Knowledge of a Missing
			 Person form. The form shall be completed by the surviving next of kin of the
			 deceased, or the surviving next of kin's legal representative, in the following
			 descending order:
a. Spouse, if not legally
			 separated from the decedent;
b.
			 Child or the child's legal guardian if the child is under the age of
			 majority;
c. Parent;
d. Grandchild or the grandchild's legal
			 guardian if the grandchild is under the age of majority;
e. Sibling;
f. Grandparent;
g. Aunt or uncle;
h. Niece or nephew; or
i. A person in the next degree of kinship to
			 the decedent in the order named by law to inherit the estate of the decedent
			 pursuant to Iowa Code sections
			 633.210 to
			 633.226.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 97 - Death Registration and Disposition of Dead Human Bodies › Rule 641-97.17 - Release or Final Disposition of a Dead Human Body or Fetus by an Institution

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(1) When a
			 dead human body or fetus is released by an institution, the person in charge of
			 the institution shall maintain a record showing:
a. Name of the deceased;
b. Date, time, and place of death;
c. Name, title, and license number of person
			 who pronounced death;
d. Name and
			 address of the medical certifier;
e. Name and address of the person to whom the
			 dead human body or fetus is released; and
f. Date of removal of the dead human body or
			 fetus from the institution.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 97 - Death Registration and Disposition of Dead Human Bodies › Rule 641-97.18 - Additional Record by Funeral Director

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) In addition to filing any certificate or
			 other form required by Iowa Code chapter 144, a funeral director or other
			 person who removes from the place of death or transports or completes final
			 disposition of a dead human body or fetus shall maintain a record which shall
			 identify the following:
a. Name of the
			 deceased;
b. Date, time, and place
			 of death;
c. Name and address of
			 the person to whom the dead human body or fetus is released;
d. Name of institution or other place of
			 death releasing the dead human body or fetus;
e. Date of removal from the place of death;
			 and
f. Place and method of final
			 disposition of the dead human body or fetus.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 98 - Marriage Registration › Rule 641-98.1 - Forms Property of Iowa Department of Public Health

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All forms, certificates and reports pertaining to the
				registration of vital events are the property of the Iowa department of public
				health and shall be surrendered to the state registrar or the registrar's
				representative upon demand. The forms supplied or approved for reporting vital
				events shall be used for official purposes as provided for by law, rules and
				instructions of the state registrar. No forms shall be used in the reporting of
				vital events or making copies of vital records except those furnished or
				approved by the state registrar.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 98 - Marriage Registration › Rule 641-98.2 - Preparation of Certificates

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Death certificates must be prepared on a typewriter with a dark
				ribbon. All other certificates must either be prepared on a typewriter with a
				dark ribbon or written in dark, unfading ink. All signatures required shall be
				entered in dark, unfading ink. Unless otherwise directed by the state
				registrar, no certificate shall be complete and correct and acceptable for
				filing:
1. That does not have the
			 names typed or printed legibly under all signatures for positive identification
			 purposes;
2. That does not supply
			 all items of information called for thereon or satisfactorily accounts for
			 their omission;
3. That contains
			 major alterations or erasures;
4.
			 That does not contain genuine signatures;
5. That is marked "copy" or
			 "duplicate";
6. That is a carbon
			 copy;
7. That is prepared on an
			 improper form;
8. That contains
			 obviously improper or inconsistent data;
9. That is not prepared in conformity with
			 these rules or instructions issued by the state registrar
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 98 - Marriage Registration › Rule 641-98.3 - Standard Registration of Marriage-up to One Year

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A marriage event that takes place in Iowa shall be prepared on
				the standard Certificate of Marriage form and submitted for registration within
				one year from the date of marriage.
(1) Prior to marriage, the applicants shall:
a. Obtain an Application for a License to
			 Marry in Iowa form from the county registrar;
b. Submit to the county registrar the
			 completed application and fee pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 331.605(6);
			 and
c. Receive a license to marry
			 in Iowa and a Certificate of Marriage form from the county registrar.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 98 - Marriage Registration › Rule 641-98.4 - Application for a License to Marry in Iowa

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The Application for a License to Marry in
			 Iowa form is available from any county registrar. The applicants are the
			 parties to be married.
(2) The
			 application shall not be processed until all items on the double-sided
			 application form, including the affidavit of a competent and disinterested
			 person, have been completed. The affidavit shall be completed and signed in
			 front of a notary public by an individual of legal age who is acquainted with
			 both applicants who plan to marry. A family member may serve as the competent
			 and disinterested person.
(3) Each
			 applicant shall verify the personal information by notarized
			 signature.
(4) If an applicant is
			 16 or 17 years of age, the Certificate of Consent of Underage Party to Marry
			 form shall be completed in accordance with Iowa Code section
			 595.2(4)
			  and shall be approved by a judge in the
			 county's judicial district before the application for a marriage license may be
			 accepted by the county registrar Persons 15 years of age or younger may not
			 marry in Iowa.
(5) The Application
			 for a License to Marry in Iowa form shall be signed in front of a notary public
			 by both parties to be married and their competent and disinterested person. By
			 signature, the applicants and their competent and disinterested person are
			 attesting that the applicants are:
a. Eighteen
			 years of age or older or, if either or both are 16 or 17 years of age, that
			 they have provided a signed Certificate of Consent of Underage Party to Marry
			 form;
b. Competent to enter into a
			 civil contract pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 595.1 A;
c. Not legally married to each other and that
			 neither is legally married to someone else who is living; and
d. Acknowledging that they have provided
			 accurate information on the application form.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 98 - Marriage Registration › Rule 641-98.5 - License to Marry

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(1) Upon
			 receipt and acceptance of a completed application for a license to marry in
			 Iowa, the county registrar may issue the license to marry. When the marriage
			 license valid date is computed, the day of application shall be excluded. The
			 license shall become valid after the expiration of three calendar days after
			 the date of application to marry.
(2) The three-day waiting period may be
			 waived by a district judge in the county's judicial district pursuant to Iowa
			 Code section
			 595.4.
			 An Application for Waiver of 3-Day Waiting Period form is available from the
			 county registrar. If the waiver is granted, the county registrar shall collect
			 the $5 fee for the waiver pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 595.4.
(3) When a license is issued, the county
			 registrar shall deliver to the applicant the Certificate of Marriage form and
			 provide instructions to ensure the return of a complete and accurate
			 certificate of marriage for filing.
(4) If the license to marry in Iowa is not
			 retrieved from the county registrar within six months from the date of
			 application, the application is void.
(5) The license to marry is proof that proper
			 application to marry in Iowa has been made. The parties to be married shall
			 present the license to the person who will solemnize the marriage pursuant to
			 Iowa Code section
			 595.10.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 98 - Marriage Registration › Rule 641-98.6 - Certificate of Marriage

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(1) At the
			 time the license to marry in Iowa is issued, the county registrar shall also
			 prepare the original copy of the Certificate of Marriage form. The person
			 solemnizing the marriage shall complete the blank items pertaining to the
			 marriage ceremony and obtain the required signatures.
(2) All participants in the marriage ceremony
			 shall be present at the same time and location within the geographic boundaries
			 of the state of Iowa, including the parties to be married, two witnesses and
			 the officiant. Marriage ceremonies shall not occur by proxy, telephone, or
			 other electronic means.
(3) After
			 the marriage ceremony:
a. The parties married
			 shall sign, at a minimum, their first and last legal name on the Certificate of
			 Marriage form as indicated on the Application for a License to Marry in Iowa
			 form; and
b. Two witnesses present
			 at the ceremony and the officiant shall sign and print their names on the
			 Certificate of Marriage form in the spaces provided. If there is more than one
			 officiant, the signature and name of only one of the officiants shall be on the
			 Certificate of Marriage form.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 98 - Marriage Registration › Rule 641-98.7 - Delayed Registration of Marriage-one Year or More After Date of Event

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All Iowa marriages registered one year or more after the date
				of the marriage shall be prepared on the Delayed Certificate of Marriage form.
				The state registrar shall require documentary evidence to establish the facts
				of the marriage pursuant to Iowa Code section
				144.16
				and subrule 98.7(2). The delayed marriage record shall be registered and
				maintained solely at the state registrar's office.
(1)
Application.
A completed
			 Delayed Certificate of Marriage form shall be signed before a notary by both
			 parties to the marriage and filed with the state registrar.
(2)
Facts to be established.
a. The applicant shall submit a notification
			 of record search certified by the state registrar, which shall indicate that no
			 prior certificate of marriage is on file for the persons whose delayed marriage
			 record is to be filed. The notification of record search shall be returned to
			 the applicant and shall not be exchanged for a certified copy of delayed
			 certificate of marriage.
b. The
			 applicant shall substantiate the following with documentary evidence:
(1) The county in Iowa where the license to
			 marry was issued;
(2) The full name
			 of the registrants before and after the marriage;
(3) The date and place of the marriage in
			 Iowa;
(4) The full names of the
			 registrants' parents;
(5) The full
			 names of the two witnesses present at the marriage ceremony; and
(6) The full name and address of the
			 officiant who performed the marriage ceremony.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 98 - Marriage Registration › Rule 641-98.8 - Dissolution of Marriage or Annulment

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(1) The completed Report of Dissolution of
			 Marriage or Annulment form shall be filed with the clerk of district court
			 within one month from the date of the dissolution of marriage or annulment and
			 be prepared on the official paper issued by the state registrar by one of the
			 following means:
a. Use of a typewriter using
			 a dark blue or black ribbon on the standard form of the report;
b. Use of a computer program that is
			 preapproved by the state registrar;
c. Use of an electronic form prescribed by
			 the state registrar; or
d. As
			 directed by the state registrar.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.1 - Foundling Registration

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The certificate for a living infant of unknown parentage is to
				be filed on a regular live birth certificate and shall:
1. Have "foundling registration" plainly
			 marked in the left top margin of the certificate;
2. Show the required facts as determined by
			 approximation and have parentage data left blank;
3. Have the certification of the attendant
			 changed to read "signature of custodian" indicating title, if any.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.2 - Birth Registration-five Days to One Year

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The registration of a birth after the statutory time
				prescribed for filing but within one year from the date of birth shall be
				registered on the standard form of live birth certificate. Such certificate
				shall not be marked delayed. In any case where the certificate is signed by one
				of the parents, a statement giving the reason why the certificate cannot be
				signed by the attendant must appear on the reverse side of the certificate. The
				state registrar may require additional evidence in support of the facts of
				birth or an explanation for the delay in filing in any case where there appears
				to be reason to question the adequacy of the registration.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.4 - Corrections of Minor Error in Vital Record-within One Year of Event

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Corrections of
			 minor errors may be made by the state registrar within one year and prior to
			 the first anniversary of the date of the event upon observation, upon request
			 of the data provider, upon query, or upon request from an entitled person.
			 Minor errors include obvious errors, omissions, or transpositions of letters in
			 words of common knowledge.
(2) For
			 a certificate of live birth, entitled persons include in the following
			 descending order of priority:
a. Either parent
			 as shown on the child's certificate of live birth; or
b. The legal guardian or agency having legal
			 custody of the child.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.5 - Amendment of Certificate of Live Birth to Add First or Middle Given Name-within One Year of Event

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The first
			 or middle given name for a child whose birth was reported without a first or
			 middle given name may be amended to add the first or middle given name within
			 one year and prior to the first anniversary of the date of the live birth based
			 upon a completed and notarized Affidavit to Add Child's Given Name form as
			 provided by the department pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 144.38.
			 The affidavit shall be submitted to the state registrar by entitled persons in
			 the following descending order of priority:
a.
			 The single parent or both parents as shown on the child's certificate of live
			 birth;
b. The mother, in the case
			 of the death or incapacity of the second parent;
c. The second parent if listed on the birth
			 certificate, in the case of the death or incapacity of the mother; or
d. The legal guardian or agency having legal
			 custody of the child.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.6 - Amendment of Vital Record-one Year or More After the Event

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Amendments of vital records may be made
			 by the state registrar one year or more after the date of the event upon
			 request from an entitled person or by an order to amend the record by a court
			 of competent jurisdiction. Amendments include the correction of obvious errors,
			 omissions, or transposition of letters in words of common knowledge.
(2) For a certificate of live birth, entitled
			 persons include in the following descending order of priority:
a. The registrant, if the registrant is of
			 legal age, has reached the age of majority or is an emancipated
			 minor;
b. Either parent as shown on
			 the child's certificate of live birth; or
c. The legal guardian or agency having legal
			 custody of the child.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.7 - Documentary Evidence

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) To be
			 acceptable for filing, the name of registrant and the date and place of birth
			 entered on a delayed birth certificate shall be supported by at least:
a. Two pieces of documentary evidence if
			 filed within seven years after the date of birth; or
b. Three pieces of documentary evidence if
			 filed seven years or more after the date of birth.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.8 - Abstraction and Certification by State Registrar

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The state registrar or the registrar's designated
				representative shall abstract on the delayed certificate of birth a description
				of each document submitted to support the facts on the delayed birth
				certificate. This description shall include:
1. The title or description of the
			 document;
2. The name and address
			 of the affiant if the document is an affidavit of personal knowledge or of the
			 custodian if the document is an original or certified copy of a record or
			 certification statement;
3. The
			 date of the original filing of the document being abstracted;
4. The information regarding the birth and
			 parentage contained in the document.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.9 - Other Amendments to Certificate of Live Birth

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The parent's name or both parents' names
			 as reported by the parent or parents on the birth worksheet used to establish
			 the certificate of live birth shall only be amended if the amendment is
			 supported by a certified copy of a vital record or amended by an order from a
			 court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) Certificates of live birth of deceased
			 persons shall only be amended if the amendment is supported by a certified copy
			 of a vital record or amended by an order from a court of competent
			 jurisdiction.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.10 - Cancellation After One Year

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Delayed certificates not completed within one year may be
				canceled at the discretion of the state registrar Upon cancellation, the state
				registrar shall return to the applicant all documents that have been
				submitted.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.11 - Correction or Amendment to a Certificate of Marriage

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The request to correct a certificate of
			 marriage during the first year may be made by the county registrar that issued
			 the license to marry. The written request shall be submitted to the state
			 registrar with supporting evidence.
(2) The request to correct or amend a
			 certificate of marriage may be made by either of the parties married. The
			 written request shall be submitted to the state registrar with supporting
			 evidence.
(3) An order from a court
			 of competent jurisdiction is required to correct or amend a legal name after
			 marriage.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.12 - Delayed Registration of Death Records

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The registration of a death after the
			 statutory time prescribed for filing shall be registered on the standard form
			 of death certificate in use at the time of registration.
(2) If the attending physician or medical
			 examiner at the time of death and the attending funeral director or person who
			 acted as such are available to complete and sign the certificate of death, it
			 may be completed without additional documentary evidence and filed with the
			 state registrar. However, for those certificates filed one year or more after
			 the date of death, the physician or medical examiner must state on the reverse
			 side of the certificate that the information on the certificate is based on
			 records kept in the files.
(3) In
			 the absence of the attending physician or medical examiner or the funeral
			 director or person who acted as such, the certificate may be filed by a member
			 of the immediate family of the deceased and shall be accompanied by:
a. An affidavit of the person filing the
			 certificate swearing to the accuracy of the information in the
			 certificates;
b. Two documents
			 which identify the deceased and the date and place of death.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.13 - Minimum Information Required to Establish a New Certificate of Live Birth

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A request
			 to establish a new certificate of live birth shall be submitted to the state
			 registrar and include at a minimum the following information:
a. The full name of the child as stated on
			 the original certificate of live birth;
b. The full name of the child to be listed on
			 the new certificate of live birth;
c. The date and place of birth as stated on
			 the original certificate of live birth;
d. The full name of the parent or parents as
			 listed on the original certificate of live birth; and
e. The full name, place of birth, date of
			 birth, and complete residential address of the parent or parents to be listed
			 on the new certificate of live birth.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.14 - Establishment of New Certificate of Live Birth Following Adoption

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Upon receipt of
			 a completed Certificate of Adoption Report form or a certified copy of the
			 decree of adoption from a court of competent jurisdiction and the information
			 required pursuant to rule
			 641-99.13 (144), the state
			 registrar shall establish a new certificate of live birth for a person who was
			 born in Iowa and has been adopted.
(2) The new certificate of live birth shall
			 not be marked "amended."
(3) When a
			 new certificate of live birth is established, the actual date and place of
			 birth shall be shown on the certificate.
(4) The county registrar and state registrar
			 shall seal the original certificate of live birth. The state registrar shall
			 place the original certificate of live birth and all related adoption
			 information in a sealed file, and the file shall not be opened and inspected
			 except by the state registrar for administrative purposes or upon an order from
			 a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 144.24 or as provided in Iowa
			 Code section 144.24A.
(5) In accordance with Iowa Code section
			 144.23A, an adopted person may
			 apply to the state registrar to have the adopted person's original certificate
			 of birth prior to adoption reestablished to include the name of an omitted
			 biological parent.
(6) The new
			 certificate of live birth after adoption shall not be on file at the county
			 registrar's office.
(7) The state
			 registrar shall reveal the date of the adoption and the name and address of the
			 court that issued the adoption decree upon the receipt of a completed,
			 notarized Revelation of County of Adoption form from an adult adopted person, a
			 biological parent, an adoptive parent, or the legal representative of the adult
			 adopted person, the biological parent, or the adoptive parent pursuant to Iowa
			 Code section 144.24.
(8) Administrative and certified copy fees
			 shall be charged and remitted pursuant to rule
			 641-95.6 (144).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.15 - Establishment of New Certificate of Live Birth Following a Birth by Gestational Surrogate Arrangement

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) All
			 live births shall be considered the product of the woman who delivered the live
			 infant and shall be filed in the standard manner, with that woman named as the
			 birth mother on the original record submitted for registration.
(2) For the purpose of filing for
			 registration the record of a live birth by a gestational surrogate, the
			 institution's or non-institution's person responsible for filing the
			 certificate of live birth shall:
a. Notify the
			 state registrar of the birth of a child pursuant to a gestational surrogate
			 arrangement;
b. Follow directives
			 for completion of the official birth worksheet;
c. Submit the birth record for registration
			 based on the birth mother's information; and
d. Notify the state registrar when the birth
			 record has been submitted for registration.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.16 - Certificate of Live Birth Following Voluntary Paternity Affidavit

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) If the birth
			 mother was legally married at the time of conception or birth or at any time
			 during the period between conception and birth, the name of her spouse shall be
			 entered on the certificate of live birth as a parent pursuant to Iowa Code
			 section
			 144.13.
(2) If the birth mother was not legally
			 married at the time of conception or birth or at any time during the period
			 between conception and birth, the birth mother and the alleged biological
			 father may:
a. Complete a Voluntary Paternity
			 Affidavit form after the birth of the child; and
b. Submit the completed form to the state
			 registrar.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.17 - Certificate of Live Birth Following Court Determination of Paternity

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) If the birth
			 mother was married at the time of conception or birth or at any time during the
			 period between conception and birth, the name of her spouse shall be entered on
			 the certificate of live birth as a parent unless paternity has been determined
			 otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 144.13.
(2) Upon receipt of a certified copy of the
			 court determination of paternity order from a court of competent jurisdiction
			 or the completed Abstract From Court Determination of Paternity form, the state
			 registrar shall establish a new certificate of live birth to be filed in place
			 of the original certificate of live birth.
(3) The new certificate of live birth shall
			 list the name of the child as stated in the court determination of paternity
			 order.
(4) The state child support
			 recovery unit may not change the child's name.
(5) After a court determination of paternity
			 has been completed, the parents as listed on the court order may submit a
			 completed Voluntary Paternity Affidavit form to change the child's last name to
			 that of the established father.
(6)
			 The county registrar and the state registrar shall seal the original
			 certificate of live birth. The state registrar shall place the original
			 certificate of live birth and all related documents in a sealed file, and the
			 file shall not be opened and inspected except by the state registrar for
			 administrative purposes or upon an order from a court of competent jurisdiction
			 pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 144.24.
(7) The new certificate of live birth shall
			 not be marked "amended."
(8) The
			 new certificate of live birth shall be on file at the county registrar's office
			 pursuant to rule
			 641-95.7
			 (144).
(9) There are no
			 administrative fees required to establish a new certificate of live birth
			 following a court determination of paternity.
(10) Any incorrect certified copy of the
			 child's certificate of live birth shall be surrendered for replacement at no
			 cost. Additional certified copies of the new certificate of live birth shall be
			 acquired upon receipt of a notarized application, legible copy of a current
			 government-issued photo identification or other identification documents
			 acceptable to the state registrar and payment of the fee pursuant to rule
			 641-95.6 (144).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.18 - Certificate of Live Birth Following Recision of Paternity Affidavit or Disestablishment of Paternity

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) An
			 application to rescind a voluntary paternity affidavit shall be made on the
			 Recision of Paternity Affidavit form by either the birth mother or the putative
			 father who originally completed and signed the Voluntary Paternity Affidavit
			 form pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 252A.3A.
a. The completed Recision of Paternity
			 Affidavit form shall be notarized and received by the state registrar within
			 the earlier of either 60 days from the latest notarized parental signature on
			 the original Voluntary Paternity Affidavit form or entry of a court order
			 regarding the child by the Iowa child support recovery unit pursuant to Iowa
			 Code section
			 252A.3A.
b. Acceptance of the completed Recision of
			 Paternity Affidavit form shall remove the alleged biological father's
			 information from the certificate of live birth and rescind the voluntary
			 paternity affidavit.
c. The child's
			 last name shall revert to the last name as it was listed on the certificate of
			 live birth prior to the voluntary paternity affidavit.
d. The state registrar shall send a written
			 notice of the recision to the last-known address of the signatory of the
			 voluntary paternity affidavit who did not sign the Recision of Paternity
			 Affidavit form.
e. After the
			 completed Recision of Paternity Affidavit form has been accepted and processed,
			 the state registrar shall not accept any subsequent Voluntary Paternity
			 Affidavit forms signed by the same mother and putative father relating to the
			 same child pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 252A.3A.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.19 - Certificate of Live Birth Following Court-ordered Change of Name

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) For a
			 court-ordered name change, a certified copy of an order from a court of
			 competent jurisdiction pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 674 or an Abstract to
			 Change Registrant's Legal Name form completed by the clerk of district court
			 changing the name shall be submitted to the state registrar.
(2) Only the person named on the record,
			 parent or parents if the registrant is a minor child, legal guardian, or legal
			 representative may request a court-ordered change of name.
(3) The court order or abstract shall
			 contain:
a. The registrant's full name as it
			 appears on the original certificate of live birth;
b. The registrant's date and place of
			 birth;
c. The mother's full maiden
			 name and father's full name as it appears on the original certificate of live
			 birth;
d. The registrant's full new
			 name; and
e. The certification of
			 the clerk of district court.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 99 - Vital Records Modifications › Rule 641-99.20 - Certificate of Live Birth Following Sex Designation Change

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(1) After surgery or other treatment to
			 change a sex designation, the registrant shall submit to the state registrar a
			 notarized affidavit from the physician and surgeon, or osteopathic physician
			 and surgeon, completing the sex designation treatment stating the following:
a. The sex designation has been permanently
			 changed by surgery or other treatment;
b. Description of the medical procedures;
			 and
c. The physician and surgeon or
			 osteopathic physician and surgeon's full name, address, state of medical
			 license, and medical license number.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 100 - Establishment of New Certificates of Birth › Rule 641-100.2 - Data Required

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
To establish a new certificate following legitimation or
				determination of paternity, the necessary data to locate the original record
				and appropriate parental data shall be on a form furnished or approved by the
				state registrar.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 100 - Establishment of New Certificates of Birth › Rule 641-100.3 - Certificate Following Adoption

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A new certificate of birth may be
			 prepared by the state registrar for a child born in Iowa upon receipt of an
			 adoption report or certified copy of an adoption decree from the courts of Iowa
			 or the several states of the United States.
(2) A new certificate of birth may be
			 prepared by the state registrar for a child born in a foreign nation upon
			 request of resident adoptive parent(s) and receipt of all of the following
			 documents:
a. Authenticated adoption decree in
			 both the foreign language and English containing the official signature of the
			 translator or an adoption report or certified copy of an adoption decree from
			 the courts of Iowa;
b. If the
			 decree does not contain all required fields to establish the certificate of
			 foreign birth, then an adoptee's authenticated birth certificate in the foreign
			 language and the English translation containing the official signature of the
			 translator;
c. Adoptee's original
			 permanent residence card (green card) or passport containing the official
			 stamped 1-551 statement of temporary evidence of permanent residence;
d. Certified copy of the birth certificate of
			 the adoptive parent(s); and
e.
			 Notarized statement on letterhead from the licensed adoption agency or
			 certified adoption investigator that establishes parental residency.
By the authority of Public Law 106-395, aforeign-born child
				adopted by aU.S. citizen after February 27, 2001, automatically becomes a U.S.
				citizen. A certificate of citizenship may be obtained from the Immigration and
				Naturalization Service, and a passport may be obtained from the Department of
				State.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 100 - Establishment of New Certificates of Birth › Rule 641-100.4 - Certificate Following Legitimation

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(1) If the natural parents of a child
			 intermarry after the birth of the child, a new certificate of birth may be
			 prepared if the child was born in Iowa. However, if another man is shown as the
			 father on the original certificate, a new certificate may be prepared only when
			 a determination of paternity is made by a court of competent
			 jurisdiction.
(2) An affidavit of
			 paternity prepared and signed by the natural parents and a certified copy of
			 the parents' marriage record or a certified copy of the court determination of
			 paternity must be submitted to the state registrar in order that a new
			 certificate may be prepared.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 100 - Establishment of New Certificates of Birth › Rule 641-100.5 - Statistical Report of Termination of Pregnancy Report

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A health care provider who initially identifies and diagnoses a
				spontaneous termination of pregnancy or who induces a termination of pregnancy
				shall file with the department a Statistical Report of Termination of Pregnancy
				form for each termination.
(1) The
			 health care provider shall make a good-faith effort to obtain all of the
			 following information that is available with respect to each termination:
a. The confidential health care provider code
			 as assigned by the department.
b.
			 The report tracking number.
c. The
			 maternal health services region of the Iowa department of public health, as
			 designated as of July 1, 1997, in which the patient resides. If the patient
			 resides in another state, the residence shall be reported as
			 "nonresident."
d. The race of the
			 patient.
e. The age of the
			 patient.
f. The marital status of
			 the patient.
g. The educational
			 level of the patient.
h. The number
			 of previous pregnancies, live births, and spontaneous or induced terminations
			 of pregnancies.
i. The month and
			 year in which the termination occurred.
j. The number of weeks since the patient's
			 last menstrual period and a clinical estimate of gestation.
k. Whether the termination was spontaneous or
			 induced.
l. The method used for an
			 induced termination, including whether mifepristone was used.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 100 - Establishment of New Certificates of Birth › Rule 641-100.6 - Minimum Information Required

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In addition to the information required by law, the new
				certificate shall also contain as a minimum the following items:
1. The name of the child;
2. The date and place of birth as transcribed
			 from the original certificate;
3.
			 The names and personal particulars of the adoptive parents or of the natural
			 father;
4. The name of the
			 attendant, printed or typed;
5. The
			 same birth number as was assigned to the original certificate;
6. The original filing date.