Re: burial laws cass county
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Posted By: Janet (email) In Response To: burial laws cass county (Martha Bopp)
Date: 3/13/2007 at 13:36:45
This is from isna.net/services/case/regulations. (Funeral Regulations) for state of Iowa:
Families and religious groups in Iowa may care for their own dead when no communicable disease is involved. The legal authority to do so is found in: Title 144.27 (re filing a death certificate) - when a person other than a funeral director assumes custody of a dead body, the person shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this section.
Death Certificate: The family doctor or a local medical examiner will supply and sign the death certificate within 24 hours stating the cause of deaht. the death certificate must be filed with the local registrar within three days before final disposition.
Transporting and Disposition Permit: The local registrar, medical examiner, or a funeral director will issue the burial-transit permit. This authorization must be obtained before moving the body from the place of death.
Burial: Check with the county registrar for local zoning laws regarding home burial. When burial is arranged, the family member acting as the funeral director must sign the burial-transit permit and return within 10 days to the issuing registrar.
Other requirements: Embalming is required if disposition will not occur within 48 hours. Embalming is required if death was from a communicable disease. Only a funeral director may handle such deaht.s
the Iowa board of Mortuary Science Examiners has seven members. two are consumer representatives.
Nonprofit Funeral consumer Information societies: There is one nonprofit society in Iowa: Memorial society of Iowa River Valley 120 N Dubuque st Iowa City IA 52245 319 338 2637.
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