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
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-97.10
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 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.
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