Iowa Administrative Code

shall: 94.4(1) Have acquired partial membership rank as a child advocacy center from the National Children’s Alliance and shall identify a plan to acquire full membership rank within one year of receiving a state grant. 94.4(2) Have in place an interagency memorandum of understan…

Appeals will be governed by 441—Chapter 7, Division II. [ARC 9563C, IAB 9/17/25, effective 11/1/25] These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 135.118. [Filed 3/14/03, Notice 2/5/03—published 4/2/03, effective 5/7/03] [Filed ARC 9563C (Amended Notice ARC 9411C, IAB 7…

apply: “Administrative costs” means costs for the registration, collection, preservation, modification and certification of records, including but not limited to costs related to copying, regular mailing, searching, staffing, and maintenance of systems. “Advanced registered nurse…

record for genealogy may be requested from the state registrar or county registrar upon written application and payment of the required fee pursuant to paragraph 95.6(1)“a.” 95.10(1) The state registrar or county registrar may issue certified copies of a vital record for genealog…

95.11(1) The state registrar and county registrar will maintain the confidentiality of the following material, records, and information: a. Entries indicated as confidential or statistical in nature on the face of the record or otherwise confidential by law; b. Any record that is…

95.12(1) The state registrar may disclose data from the system of vital statistics to federal, state, county or municipal agencies of government that request such data in the conduct of their official duties, subject to conditions the state registrar may impose to ensure that the…

issued by the state registrar or the county registrar pursuant to rules 641—95.3(144) and 641—95.9(144). 95.13(1) Certified copies of vital records may be made by mechanical, electronic, or other reproductive processes, except for confidential information. Certified copies will b…

of law to the contrary, an adopted person who was born in this state and whose original certificate of birth was substituted with a new certificate of birth pursuant to Iowa Code section 144.24 based upon the adoption, or an entitled person, may apply for and obtain a noncertifie…

95.15(1) A health care provider who attends or diagnoses a nonviable birth or a hospital at which a nonviable birth occurs shall advise a patient who experiences a nonviable birth that the patient may request a certificate of nonviable birth as provided in this section and, upon …

95.16(1) When the state registrar determines that a certificate was registered through fraud or misrepresentation, the state registrar will give to the registrant a notice in writing of the state registrar’s intention to cancel the certificate. 95.16(2) The notice of cancellation…

95.17(1) Serious misdemeanors. Any person who reports information required under Iowa Code chapter 144 and who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a serious misdemeanor: a. Willfully and knowingly makes any false statement in a report, record, or certificate required t…

95.18(1) The department will report cases of alleged violations to the proper county attorney, with a statement of the facts and circumstances, for such action as is appropriate. 95.18(2) Upon request of the department, the attorney general will assist in the enforcement of the p…

of vital statistics throughout the state. No official system for the registration of births, deaths, fetal deaths, adoptions, marriages, dissolutions, and annulments shall be maintained in the state or any of its political subdivisions other than the one provided for in Iowa Code…

registration of vital events are the property of the department and shall be surrendered to the state registrar upon demand. Official designated forms used for the express purpose of creating a vital record event will not be accessible to the general public unless authorized by r…

95.4(1) Any person having knowledge of the facts shall furnish information the person possesses regarding any birth, death, fetal death, adoption, marriage, dissolution, or annulment, upon demand of the state registrar. 95.4(2) Every person in charge of an institution, or the per…

95.5(1) State equipment and state vital records shall not be handled or accessed except by the state registrar, the state registrar’s employees, or other authorized personnel for administrative purposes. 95.5(2) The county registrar will provide assistance to the public in access…

record may be in the custody of the county registrar if the event occurred in that county and the record is not excluded by statute or definition for purposes of confidentiality. 95.7(1) There will be public access and the right to inspect all vital records in the custody of the …

records may be issued by the state registrar or county registrar upon written application, payment of the required fee pursuant to paragraph 95.6(1)“a,” and demonstration of a verifiable, direct tangible interest and entitlement. 95.8(1) The following persons shall be considered …

certified copy of a vital record shall be requested from the state registrar or county registrar. 95.9(1) Only entitled applicants as described in rule 641—95.8(144) may submit requests for certified copies of vital records. 95.9(2) A person requesting a search and issuance of a …

[ARC 0143D, IAB 3/18/26, effective 7/1/26]

96.10(1) Newborn safe haven registration procedures apply when a parent voluntarily relinquishes physical custody of a newborn infant pursuant to Iowa Code section 233.2. 96.10(2) The person assuming physical custody of the living infant pursuant to Iowa Code section 233.2(2)“a” …

96.11(1) A certificate of foreign birth will be established by the state registrar for a child born in a foreign nation upon the state registrar’s receipt of a completed Certificate of Adoption Report form from an Iowa court of competent jurisdiction or upon request of the reside…

sections 144.13, 144.13A, 144.15, 144.18, 144.23, 144.25A, and 600.15. 96.12(1) The parents will be charged and the person responsible for filing the certificate of live birth shall remit to the state registrar the $20 fee for the standard registration of a certificate of live bi…

under Iowa Code section 144.13 is not the parent, the person shall collect the fees from the parent and remit the fees to the state registrar. 96.13(1) The person collecting the fee on behalf of the state registrar will not charge an administrative fee for collection of the regis…

birth are reimbursed under the medical assistance program established by Iowa Code chapter 249A or if the parent is indigent and unable to pay the expenses of the birth and no other means of payment is available to the parent. [ARC 0143D, IAB 3/18/26, effective 7/1/26]

registrar and forwarded to the state registrar will be remitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the appropriate state fund. [ARC 0143D, IAB 3/18/26, effective 7/1/26]

birth shall collect both the registration fee and the certified copy fee from the parent. 96.16(1) The institution shall complete the Summary of Fee Report for Birth Registration and Certified Copy form. The institution shall submit the completed form and the total fee amount by …

96.17(1) The state registrar will collect the registration and certified copy fees and complete a Summary of Fee Report for Birth Registration and Certified Copy form. 96.17(2) If a late birth registration fee is received, it will be noted on the original Summary of Fee Report fo…

one year or more after the date of the birth shall be prepared on a Delayed Certificate of Live Birth form. The state registrar will require documentary evidence to prove the facts of the birth pursuant to subrule 96.18(2). The delayed birth record will be registered and maintain…

registration of vital events are the property of the department and shall be surrendered to the state registrar upon demand. 96.2(1) The forms supplied or approved for reporting birth events will be used for official purposes as provided for by law, rules and instructions of the …

96.3(1) A certificate of live birth for each live birth that occurs in this state shall be filed as directed by the state registrar within seven days after the birth. 96.3(2) The person responsible for registering the certificate of live birth pursuant to rules

96.4(1) After seven days but within one year, a certificate of live birth for each live birth that occurs in this state shall be filed as directed by the state registrar. 96.4(2) The person responsible for registering the certificate of live birth pursuant to rules 641—96.5(144) …

a. Utilize the official birth worksheet to report all information and any additional documentation as needed to complete the standard form for a certificate of live birth; and b. Submit all required fees and reports with the birth registration. [ARC 0143D, IAB 3/18/26, effective …

96.6(1) Institutions that do not register birth records through the electronic birth registration system shall request instructions from the state registrar. 96.6(2) When a live birth occurs in a non-birthing institution or en route to a non-birthing institution, the person in ch…

96.7(1) In case of a non-institution Iowa live birth, the official birth worksheet for birth other than at a delivering hospital shall be completed and filed with the state registrar by one of the following in the indicated order of priority: a. The physician in attendance at or …

live birth for a child born of a gestational surrogate arrangement shall conform to the process established pursuant to rule 641—99.15(144). [ARC 0143D, IAB 3/18/26, effective 7/1/26]

96.9(1) The person assuming physical custody of a foundling shall, within one business day of finding the infant, contact the state registrar for specific directions and guidance for filing the certificate of live birth. 96.9(2) Foundling registration shall be completed in the st…

[ARC 0144D, IAB 3/18/26, effective 7/1/26]

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. 97.10(1) Such certificate of deat…

97.11(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 confirmation the death was from natural causes and that the physician, physician assistant, or advanced re…

[ARC 0144D, IAB 3/18/26, effective 7/1/26] 641—97.12(144) Burial-transit permit. 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 is mandated to secure a burial-transit permit pursu…

97.13(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…

97.14(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, with…

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 will require documentary evidence to prove the facts of the death pursuant to Iowa Code section 144.16. The delayed certificate of d…

97.16(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 deceas…

97.17(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 …

97.18(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 that shall ide…

registration of death events are the property of the department and will be surrendered to the state registrar upon demand. 97.2(1) The forms supplied or approved for reporting death events will be used for official purposes as provided for by law, rules and instructions of the s…

registration within one year from the date of death will be prepared on the standard Certificate of Death form. 97.3(1) The county in which the death occurs or in which the dead human body is found is the county of death. 97.3(2) If the death occurs in a moving conveyance, the co…

for registration within one year from the date of fetal death shall be prepared on the standard Certificate of Fetal Death form. A fetal death certificate shall not be filed after one year from the date of the event. A fetal death record shall not be entered into the electronic d…