Title IV, PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)

1. Registration programs for pharmacist-interns, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy support persons are established for the purposes of identification, tracking, and disciplinary action for the violation of federal drug laws or regulations, state drug or pharmacy laws, or rules o…

1. A person shall not engage in the practice of pharmacy in this state without a license. The license shall be identified as a pharmacist license. 2. A pharmacist may dispense, administer, monitor, and issue prescription drugs, biological products, and medication orders commensur…

1. A college of pharmacy shall not be approved by the board unless the college is accredited by the accreditation council for pharmacy education. 2. An applicant who is a graduate of a school or college of pharmacy located outside the United States but who is otherwise qualified …

As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board” means the board of mortuary science. 2. “Cremation” means the technical process, using heat and flame, that reduces human remains to bone fragments. The reduction takes place through heat and evaporation. C…

1. The director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing may inspect all places where dead human bodies are prepared or held for burial, entombment, or cremation, and may adopt and enforce such rules and regulations in connection with the inspection as may be nece…

Every funeral director, or person acting on behalf of a funeral director, who pays or causes to be paid any money or other thing of value as a commission or gratuity for the securing of business for the funeral director, and every person who accepts or offers to accept any money …

1. A person shall not establish, conduct, or maintain a funeral establishment or a cremation establishment in this state without a license. The license shall be identified as an establishment license. a. An establishment license issued by the board under this chapter shall be iss…

1. A funeral establishment or cremation establishment shall not be operated until a license or renewal certificate has been issued to the establishment by the board. 2. The board shall refuse to issue an establishment license when an applicant fails to meet the requirements of se…

1. If the board has reasonable grounds to believe that a person or establishment which is not licensed under this chapter has engaged, or is about to engage, in an act or practice which requires licensure under this chapter , or otherwise violates a provision of this chapter , th…

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the operation of any funeral home, funeral establishment, or cremation establishment by any person, heir, fiduciary, firm, cooperative burial association, or corporation. However, each such person, firm, cooperat…

The terms defined in section 156.1 shall not be construed to include the following classes of persons: 1. Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers of caskets, vaults, urns, or other burial receptacles not engaged in the other functions of furnishing of funeral serv…

To be eligible to take the examination for a funeral director’s license, a person must have completed two academic years of instruction in a recognized college or university in a course of study approved by the board or have equivalent education as defined by the board and have s…

1. The practice of a funeral director must be conducted from a funeral establishment licensed by the board. The board may specify criteria for exceptions to the requirement of this subsection in rules. 2. A person shall not engage in the practice of mortuary science unless licens…

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 t…

The board shall, by rule, provide for internships in mortuary science, and shall regulate the registration, training, and fee for internships. [C31, 35, §2585-c4; C39, § 2585.04; C46, 50, §156.4; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §156.8 ] 96 Acts, ch 1148, §6

The board, by rule, shall provide for practicums in mortuary science for students available through any school accredited by the American board of funeral service education. 2000 Acts, ch 1140, §42 ; 2007 Acts, ch 159, §8

1. Notwithstanding section 147.87 , the board may restrict, suspend, or revoke a license to practice mortuary science or place a licensee on probation. The board shall adopt rules of procedure pursuant to chapter 17A by which to restrict, suspend, or revoke a license. The board m…

For purposes of this chapter : 1. “Barbering and cosmetology” means all of the following practices performed for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease of physical or mental ailments: a. Curling, waving, press and curl hair straightening, shampooing, cutting, sing…

1. a. The course of study required for licensure for the practice of barbering and cosmetology shall be a minimum of one thousand five hundred fifty clock hours, or fifty-one semester credit hours or the equivalent thereof as determined pursuant to administrative rule and regulat…

1. An establishment shall not operate unless the owner has obtained a license issued by the department. The owner shall apply to the department on forms prescribed by the board. The department may perform a sanitary inspection of each establishment biennially and may perform a sa…

A person who directly supervises the work of practitioners of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences shall be licensed in the practice supervised. [C31, 35, §2585-c11; C39, § 2585.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 77, 79, 81, §157.12 ] 88 Acts, ch 1110, §2 ; 92 Acts, ch 1…

A laser hair removal product or device, or intense pulsed light device, shall not be used on a minor unless the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian and only under the general supervision of a physician. 2004 Acts, ch 1044, §11 ; 2005 Acts, ch 89, §32

1. A person engaged exclusively in the practice of threading is not required to receive a license issued under section 157.3 . 2. A person may engage in the practice of threading at a location that is not licensed pursuant to section 157.11 . 3. For the purposes of this section ,…

1. A person engaged exclusively in the practice of blow-dry styling is not required to receive a license issued under section 157.3 . 2. A person shall not engage in the practice of blow-dry styling except at an establishment that is licensed pursuant to section 157.11 or an esta…

1. An establishment training program is created. The board shall create an establishment training program and allow establishments to register to participate in the program. An establishment licensed pursuant to section 157.11 , including an establishment operating in a residence…

1. It is unlawful for a person to employ an individual to practice barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences unless that individual is licensed or has obtained a temporary permit under this chapter . It is unlawful for a licensee to practice with or without compensation in any …

The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer the provisions of this chapter . [C77, 79, 81, §157.14 ] 89 Acts, ch 3, §1

A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. [C35, §2522; C39, § 2585.24; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 77, 79, 81, §157.15 ] 92 Acts, ch 1205, §12

1. It is unlawful for a person to practice barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences with or without compensation unless the person possesses a license issued under section 157.3 . However, practices listed in section 157.1 when performed by the following persons are not define…

1. An applicant who has graduated from high school or its equivalent shall be issued a license to practice any of the barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences by the department when the applicant satisfies all of the following: a. Presents to the department a diploma, or simil…

In addition to the license requirements of section 157.3 , a written application and proof of additional training and certification shall be required prior to approval by the board for the provision of the services described in this section . 1. a. A licensed esthetician, who int…

Notwithstanding section 147.21 , individual pass or fail examination results made available from the authorized national testing agency to the board may be disclosed to the board-approved education program from which the applicant for licensure graduated for purposes of verifying…

1. The department may issue a temporary permit which allows the applicant to practice in the barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences for purposes determined by rule. The board shall determine and state its recommendations and the length of time the temporary permit issued und…

1. For purposes of this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Government-issued identification” means any of the following: (1) An unexpired driver’s license issued by any state, territory, or district of the United States. (2) An unexpired identification card issu…

1. For purposes of this section , “announcement to the public” means the use of any print media, broadcast media, subscription internet site, internet site available to the public, or any other means to do any of the following: a. Advertise or market barbering or cosmetology serv…

1. A licensed cosmetologist or barber, esthetician, or electrologist who provides services relating to the use of a certified laser product, intense pulsed light device for hair removal, chemical peel, or microdermabrasion, shall obtain a consent in writing prior to the administr…

The department shall prescribe sanitary rules for establishments and schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences which shall include the sanitary conditions necessary for the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and for the prevention of infectious a…

1. The department shall employ personnel pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV , to perform duties related to inspection functions under this chapter . 2. The department may employ clerical assistants pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV , to administer and enforce this chapter …

1. It is unlawful for a school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences to operate unless the owner has obtained a license issued by the department. The owner shall file a verified application with the department on forms prescribed by the board. 2. a. The application for a…

1. A school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences may be used for purposes other than student instruction so long as the other activities do not disrupt classes. 2. An instructor employed by a school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences may perform barbering an…

Any license issued by the department under the provisions of this chapter may be suspended, revoked, or renewal denied by the board for violation of any provision of this chapter or rules promulgated by the board under the provisions of chapter 17A . [C77, 79, 81, §157.9 ] 2023 A…