Bill Text: IA SF193 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the removal of human remains by a removal technician. (Formerly SSB 1058.) Effective date: 07/01/2023.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-27 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 998. [SF193 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF193-Enrolled.html
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Enrolled
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
REMOVAL
OF
HUMAN
REMAINS
BY
A
REMOVAL
TECHNICIAN.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
156.1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsections:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
“Removal”
means
the
act
of
taking
human
remains
from
the
place
of
death
or
place
where
the
human
remains
are
being
held
to
a
funeral
establishment
or
other
designated
place.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
“Removal
technician”
means
a
person
registered
with
the
board
to
perform
removals.
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
156.5
Removal
technicians.
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
allow
a
funeral
director,
without
first
assuming
custody
of
human
remains,
to
delegate
to
a
removal
technician
the
ability
to
perform
a
removal
regardless
of
whether
the
funeral
director
is
present.
The
board
shall
consider
the
prerequisites
for
Senate
File
193,
p.
2
registration,
including
any
required
training
that
the
removal
technician
shall
complete
prior
to
performing
a
removal.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
193,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2023
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
