Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-901.1
For purposes of these rules, the following definitions will apply:
"Active license" means a license that is current and has not expired.
"Board" means the board of mortuary science.
"Change of ownership" means a change of controlling interest (1) an interest in a partnership of greater than 50 percent; or (2) greater than 50 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of a stock of a corporation) in a funeral establishment or cremation establishment.
"Full time" means a minimum of a 35-hour work week.
"Grace period" means the 30-day period following expiration of a license when the license is still considered to be active. In order to renew a license during the grace period, a licensee is required to pay a late fee.
"Inactive license" means a license that has expired because it was not renewed by the end of the grace period. The category of "inactive license" may include licenses formerly known as lapsed, inactive, delinquent, closed, or retired.
"Licensee" means any person licensed to practice as a funeral director in the state of Iowa.
"License expiration date" means the fifteenth day of the birth month every two years following initial licensure.
"Licensure by endorsement" means the issuance of an Iowa license to practice mortuary science to an applicant who is or has been licensed in another state.
"Occupational Safety and Health Act" means the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.
"Outer burial container" means any container which is designed for placement in the ground around a casket or an urn including, but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults, urn vaults, grave boxes, grave liners, and lawn crypts.
"Reactivate" or "reactivation" means the process as outlined in rule 481-901.11(17A,147,272C) by which an inactive license is restored to active status.
"Reciprocal license" means the issuance of an Iowa license to practice mortuary science to an applicant who is currently licensed in another state which has a mutual agreement with the Iowa board of mortuary science to license persons who have the same or similar qualifications to those required in Iowa.
"Reinstatement" means the process as outlined in rule 481-506.31(272C) by which a licensee who has had a license suspended or revoked or who voluntarily surrendered a license may apply to have the license reinstated, with or without conditions. Once the license is reinstated, the licensee may apply for active status.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-901.1