{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-144c.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 144C.3","heading":"Declaration — designee.","body":"1. A declaration shall name a designee who shall have the sole responsibility and discretion for making decisions concerning the final disposition of the declarant’s remains and the ceremonies planned after the declarant’s death. A declaration may name one or more alternate designees and may include contact information for the designees and alternate designees.\n2. A declaration shall not include directives for final disposition of the declarant’s remains and shall not include arrangements for ceremonies planned after the declarant’s death.\n3. A designee, an alternate designee, and a third party shall act in good faith and in a manner that is reasonable under the circumstances.\n4. A funeral director, an attorney, or any agent, owner, or employee of a funeral establishment, cremation establishment, cemetery, elder group home, assisted living program, adult day services program, or licensed hospice program shall not serve as a designee unless married to the declarant or related to the declarant within the third degree of consanguinity.\n5. This section shall not be construed to permit a person who is not licensed pursuant to chapter 156 to make funeral arrangements.","path":["Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)","Chapter 144C - FINAL DISPOSITION ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/144C.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:03Z","sha256":"b53d32d4f69251aae4e43d2fbde1e1e3f60703e4079ba12962b026797bd62f58","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-144c.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-144c.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}