House Journal: Page 1347: Thursday, April 15, 1999

 2   reprinted by the House, as follows:

 3     1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 2 the
 4   following:
 5     "Sec.     .  Section 135.11, subsection 9, Code
 6   1999, is amended to read as follows:
 7     9.  Exercise sole jurisdiction over the disposal
 8   and transportation of the dead bodies of human beings
 9   and prescribe the methods to be used in preparing such
10   bodies for disposal and transportation. However, the
11   department may approve a request for an exception to
12   the application of specific embalming and disposition
13   rules adopted pursuant to this subsection, if such
14   rules would otherwise conflict with tenets and
15   practices of a recognized religious denomination to
16   which the deceased individual adhered or of which
17   denomination the deceased individual was a member.
18   The department shall inform the board of mortuary
19   science examiners of any such approved exception which
20   may affect services provided by a funeral director
21   licensed pursuant to chapter 156."
22     2.  Page 6, line 10, by striking the word "four"
23   and inserting the following:  "five".
24     3.  Page 6, line 12, by inserting after the word
25   "medicine," the following:  "one podiatrist,".
26     4.  By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
27   and correcting internal references as necessary.
Metcalf of Polk offered the following amendment H?1488, to the 
Senate amendment H?1405, filed by her and moved its adoption:
H-1488
 1     Amend the Senate amendment, H-1405, to House File
 2   497, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House,
 3   as follows:
 4     1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 21, the
 5   following:
 6     "     .  Page 6, by inserting after line 1 the
 7   following:
 8     "Sec.     .  Section 135C.2, subsection 5, paragraph
 9   b, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows:
10     b.  A facility must be located in an area zoned for
11   single or multiple-family housing or in an
12   unincorporated area and must be constructed in
13   compliance with applicable local requirements and the
14   rules adopted for the special classification by the
15   state fire marshal in accordance with the concept of
16   the least restrictive environment for the facility
17   residents. The rules adopted by the state fire
18   marshal for the special classification shall be 
no
19   more restrictive than the rules adopted by 
the state

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