S.F. 410 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 156.8B Removal, transfer, and 1 transportation of human remains —— delegation to unlicensed 2 employee or agent. 3 The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to allow 4 a funeral director, without first assuming custody of the 5 human remains, to delegate to an unlicensed employee or agent 6 the removal, transfer, and transportation of human remains 7 from the place of death to a funeral establishment or other 8 designated place. The rules shall specify the prerequisites 9 for delegation, including any required training the unlicensed 10 employee or agent shall complete prior to performing any 11 removal, transfer, or transportation of human remains under 12 this section. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill requires the board of mortuary science to adopt 17 administrative rules to allow a funeral director, without 18 first assuming custody of the human remains, to delegate to 19 an unlicensed employee or agent of the funeral establishment 20 the removal, transfer, and transportation of human remains 21 from the place of death to a funeral establishment or other 22 designated place. The rules shall specify the requirements for 23 delegation, including any training an unlicensed employee or 24 agent must complete prior to performing any removal, transfer, 25 or transportation of human remains under the bill. 26 Current administrative rules under 645 IAC 100.4 address the 27 delegation of the transfer and transportation of human remains 28 to an unlicensed employee or agent of a funeral establishment 29 under specific circumstances. The bill requires the board to 30 adopt administrative rules to broaden this delegation. 31 -1- LSB 2078SV (1) 89 pf/rh 1/ 1