Laws
Laws are contained in the Iowa Code. They are enacted by the Iowa Legislature and provide statutory authority to the professional licensure boards.
The following law applies to your specific licensure board. Click on the link below. On the next page titled Iowa General Assembly, scroll to the dialogue box and type in the chapter number. Press enter or click on the submit button.
| Chapter 156 -- Mortuary Science Board Law |
Administrative Rules
The professional licensure boards adopt rules to interpret and implement the Iowa Code. Administrative rules have the force and effect of law.
The following rules apply to your specific licensure board. Press the chapter you are interested in and you will be linked directly to the rule.
Chapter 100 -- Practice of Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, and Cremation Establishments   |
| Chapter 101 -- Licensure of Funeral Directors |
| Chapter 102 -- Continuing Education for Funeral Directors |
| Chapter 103 -- Disciplinary Proceedings |
| Chapter 104 -- Enforcement Proceedings Against Nonlicensees |
| Chapter 5 -- Fees |
| Petition For Waiver Form The process for seeking a waiver from an administrative rule and the standards under which the petition will be evaluated are described in Chapter 18. |
The following rules apply to all professional licensure boards.
| Chapter 4 -- Board Administrative Processes |
| Chapter 6--Petitions for Rule Making |
| Chapter 7 -- Agency Procedure for Rule Making |
| Chapter 8 -- Declaratory Orders |
| Chapter 9 -- Complaints and Investigations |
| Chapter 10 -- Public records and Fair Information Practices |
| Chapter 11 -- Contested Cases |
| Chapter 12 -- Informal Settlement |
| Chapter 13 -- Discipline |
| Chapter 14 -- Child Support Noncompliance |
| Chapter 15 -- Noncompliance of Loan Repayment |
| Chapter 16 -- Impaired Practitioner Review Committee |
| Chapter 17 -- Materials for Board Review |
| Chapter 18 -- Waivers of Variances from Administrative Rules |
| Administrative Bulletin Published noticed and adopted administrative rules. Within the noticed preamble there is a description on when public hearings will occur and the timeframe for public comment. |
The following laws apply to all professional licensure boards.
Select a law and click on the link below. On the next page titled Iowa General Assembly, scroll to the bottom of the page dialogue box and type in the chapter number. Press enter or click on the submit button.
** For example in the dialogue box, type 17A and press the enter key or click on the submit button.
| Chapter 17A -- Iowa Administrative Procedure Act |
| Chapter 147 -- General Provisions, Health-Related Professions |
| Chapter 272C -- Continuing Education and Regulation - Professional and Occupational |