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IA Code § 226.9A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.9A - Custody of juvenile patients.

226.9A Custody of juvenile patients.   Effective January 1, 1991, a juvenile who is committed to a state mental health institute shall not be placed in a secure ward with adults.  89 Acts, ch 283, §21
IA Code § 226.9B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.9B - Net general fund appropriation — psychiatric medical institution for children.

226.9B Net general fund appropriation — psychiatric medical institution for children.   1. The psychiatric medical institution for children beds operated by the state at the state mental health institute at Independence, as authorized in section 135H.6, shall operate on the basis of a net appropriation from the general fund of the state. The allocation made by the department from the annual appropriation to the state mental health institute at Independence for the purposes of the beds shall be the net amount of state moneys projected to be needed for the beds for the fiscal year of the appropriation.   2. Revenues received that are attributed to the psychiatric medical institution for children beds during a fiscal year shall be credited to the mental health institute’s account and shall be considered repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2, including but not limited to all of the following:   a. The federal share of medical assistance program revenue received under chapter 249A.   b. Moneys received through client financial participation.   c. Other revenues directly attributable to the psychiatric medical institution for children beds.  2005 Acts, ch 175, §95
IA Code § 226.9C (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.9C - Net general fund appropriation — dual diagnosis program.

226.9C Net general fund appropriation — dual diagnosis program. Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1165, §77.
IA Code § 226.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.10 - Equal treatment.

226.10 Equal treatment.   The patients of the state mental health institutes, according to their different conditions of mind and body, and their respective needs, shall be provided for and treated with equal care. If in addition to mental illness a patient has a co-occurring intellectual disability, brain injury, or substance abuse disorder, the care provided shall also address the co-occurring needs.  [C73, §1420; C97, §2284; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3492; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.10]  2012 Acts, ch 1120, §64
IA Code § 226.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.11 - Special care permitted.

226.11 Special care permitted.   Patients may have such special care as may be agreed upon with the superintendent, if the friends or relatives of the patient will pay the expense thereof. Charges for such special care and attendance shall be paid quarterly in advance.  [C73, §1420, 1421; C97, §2284, 2285; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3493; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.11]
IA Code § 226.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.12 - Monthly reports.

226.12 Monthly reports.   The administrator shall assure that the superintendent of each institute provides monthly reports concerning the programmatic, environmental, and fiscal condition of the institute. The administrator or the administrator’s designee shall periodically visit each institute to validate the information.  [C73, §1435, 1441; C97, §2299; SS15, §2727-a11; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3494; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.12]  91 Acts, ch 38, §6
IA Code § 226.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.13 - Patients allowed to write.

226.13 Patients allowed to write.   The name and address of the administrator shall be kept posted in every ward in each hospital. Every patient shall be allowed to write once a week what the patient pleases to said administrator and to any other person. The superintendent may send letters addressed to other parties to the administrator for inspection before forwarding them to the individual addressed.  [C73, §1436; C97, §2300; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3495; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.13]
IA Code § 226.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.14 - Writing material.

226.14 Writing material.   Every patient shall be furnished by the superintendent or party having charge of such person, at least once in each week, with suitable materials for writing, enclosing, sealing, and mailing letters, if the patient requests and uses the same.  [C73, §1437; C97, §2301; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3496; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.14]
IA Code § 226.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.15 - Letters to administrator.

226.15 Letters to administrator.   The superintendent or other officer in charge of a patient shall, without reading the same, receive all letters addressed to the administrator, if so requested, and shall properly mail the same, and deliver to such patient all letters or other writings addressed to the patient. Letters written to the person so confined may be examined by the superintendent, and if, in the superintendent’s opinion, the delivery of such letters would be injurious to the person so confined, the superintendent shall return the letters to the writer with the superintendent’s reasons for not delivering them.  [C73, §1438; C97, §2302; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3497; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.15]
IA Code § 226.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.16 - Unauthorized departure and retaking.

226.16 Unauthorized departure and retaking.   It shall be the duty of the superintendent and of all other officers and employees of any of said hospitals, in case of the unauthorized departure of any involuntarily hospitalized patient, to exercise all due diligence to take into protective custody and return said patient to the hospital. A notification by the superintendent of such unauthorized departure to any peace officer of the state or to any private person shall be sufficient authority to such officer or person to take and return such patient to the hospital.  [R60, §1445; C73, §1423; C97, §2287; S13, §2287; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3498; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.16]
IA Code § 226.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.17 - Expense attending retaking.

226.17 Expense attending retaking.   All actual and necessary expenses incurred in the taking into protective custody, restraint, and return to the hospital of the patient shall be paid on itemized vouchers, sworn to by the claimants and approved by the business manager and the administrator, from any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated.  [R60, §1445; C73, §1423; C97, §2287; S13, §2287; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3499; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.17]  2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
IA Code § 226.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.18 - Investigation as to mental health.

226.18 Investigation as to mental health.   The administrator may investigate the mental condition of any patient and shall discharge any person, if, in the administrator’s opinion, such person is not mentally ill, or can be cared for after such discharge without danger to others, and with benefit to the patient; but in determining whether such patient shall be discharged, the recommendation of the superintendent shall be secured. If the administrator orders the discharge of an involuntarily hospitalized patient, the discharge shall be by the procedure prescribed in section 229.16. The power to investigate the mental condition of a patient is merely permissive, and does not repeal or alter any statute respecting the discharge or commitment of patients of the state hospitals.  [S13, §2727-a25; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3500; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.18]
IA Code § 226.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.19 - Discharge — certificate.

226.19 Discharge — certificate.   1. Every patient shall be discharged in accordance with the procedure prescribed in section 229.3 or section 229.16, whichever is applicable, immediately on regaining the patient’s good mental health.   2. If a patient’s care is the financial responsibility of the state or a county, as part of the patient’s discharge planning the state mental health institute shall provide assistance to the patient in obtaining eligibility for the federal state supplemental security income program.  [R60, §1485; C73, §1424; C97, §2288; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3501; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.19]  2005 Acts, ch 175, §97; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §68
IA Code § 226.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.22 - Clothing furnished.

226.22 Clothing furnished.   Upon such discharge the business manager shall furnish such person, unless otherwise supplied, with suitable clothing and a sum of money not exceeding twenty dollars, which shall be charged with the other expenses of such patient in the hospital.  [R60, §1485; C73, §1424; C97, §2288; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3504; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.22]
IA Code § 226.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.23 - Convalescent leave of patients.

226.23 Convalescent leave of patients.   Upon the recommendation of the superintendent and in accordance with section 229.15, subsection 5, in the case of an involuntary patient, the administrator may place on convalescent leave said patient for a period not to exceed one year, under such conditions as are prescribed by said administrator.  [C73, §1424; C97, §2288; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3505; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.23]
IA Code § 226.26 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.26 - Dangerous patients.

226.26 Dangerous patients.   The administrator, on the recommendation of the superintendent, and on the application of the relatives or friends of a patient who is not cured and who cannot be safely allowed to go at liberty, may release the patient when fully satisfied that the relatives or friends will provide and maintain all necessary supervision, care, and restraint over the patient. If the patient being released was involuntarily hospitalized, the consent of the district court which ordered the patient’s hospitalization placement shall be obtained in advance in substantially the manner prescribed by section 229.14.  [R60, §1482; C73, §1408; C97, §2276; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3508; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.26]  2001 Acts, ch 155, §42
IA Code § 226.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.27 - Patient accused or acquitted of crime or awaiting judgment.

226.27 Patient accused or acquitted of crime or awaiting judgment.   If a patient was committed to a state hospital for evaluation or treatment under chapter 812 or the rules of criminal procedure, further proceedings shall be had under chapter 812 or the applicable rule when the evaluation has been completed or the patient has regained mental capacity, as the case may be.  [R60, §1460; C73, §1413; C97, §2280; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3509; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.27]  84 Acts, ch 1323, §1
IA Code § 226.30 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.30 - Transfer of dangerous patients.

226.30 Transfer of dangerous patients.   When a patient of any hospital for persons with mental illness becomes incorrigible and unmanageable to such an extent that the patient is dangerous to the safety of others in the hospital, the administrator, with the consent of the director of the Iowa department of corrections, may apply in writing to the district court or to any judge thereof, of the county in which the hospital is situated, for an order to transfer the patient to the Iowa medical and classification center and if the order is granted the patient shall be so transferred. The county attorney of the county shall appear in support of the application on behalf of the administrator.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3512; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.30; 82 Acts, ch 1100, §6]  96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2019 Acts, ch 100, §3  Referred to in §226.31, 331.756(39)  See also §218.92
IA Code § 226.31 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.31 - Examination by court — notice.

226.31 Examination by court — notice.   Before granting the order authorized in section 226.30, the court or judge shall investigate the allegations of the petition and before proceeding to a hearing on the allegations shall require notice to be served on the attorney who represented the patient in any prior proceedings under sections 229.6 through 229.15 or the advocate appointed under section 229.19, or in the case of a patient who entered the hospital voluntarily, on any relative, friend, or guardian of the person in question of the filing of the application. At the hearing the court or judge shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the person, if the court or judge deems such action necessary to protect the rights of the person. The guardian ad litem shall be a practicing attorney.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3513; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.31]  90 Acts, ch 1271, §1503; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §84  Section amended
IA Code § 226.32 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.32 - Overcrowded conditions.

226.32 Overcrowded conditions.   The administrator shall order the discharge or removal from the hospital of incurable and harmless patients whenever it is necessary to make room for recent cases. If a patient who is to be so discharged entered the hospital voluntarily, the administrator shall notify the regional administrator for the county interested at least ten days in advance of the day of actual discharge.  [R60, §1483; C73, §1425; C97, §2289; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3514; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.32]  2015 Acts, ch 69, §46  Referred to in §226.33
IA Code § 226.33 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.33 - Notice to court.

226.33 Notice to court.   When a patient who was hospitalized involuntarily and who has not fully recovered is discharged from the hospital by the administrator under section 226.32, notice of the order shall at once be sent to the court which ordered the patient’s hospitalization, in the manner prescribed by section 229.14.  [R60, §1484; C73, §1426; C97, §2290; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3515; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.33]  2001 Acts, ch 155, §43
IA Code § 226.34 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.34 - Investigation of death — notice.

226.34 Investigation of death — notice.   1. Upon the death of a patient, the county medical examiner shall conduct a preliminary investigation as required by section 218.64, in accordance with section 331.802.   2. If a patient in a mental health institute dies from any cause, the superintendent of the institute shall within three days of the date of death, send by certified mail a written notice of death to all of the following:   a. The decedent’s nearest relative.   b. The clerk of the district court of the county from which the patient was committed.   c. The sheriff of the county from which the patient was committed.   d. The regional administrator for the county from which the patient was committed.  [C73, §1439; C97, §2303; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3516; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.34]  2008 Acts, ch 1187, §136; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §47
IA Code § 226.40 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.40 - Emergency patients.

226.40 Emergency patients.   In case of emergency disaster, with the infliction of numerous casualties among the civilian population, the mental health institutes are authorized to accept sick and wounded persons without commitment or any other formalities.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.40]  Referred to in §226.41
IA Code § 226.41 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.41 - Charge permitted.

226.41 Charge permitted.   The hospital is authorized to make a charge for patients admitted under section 226.40, in the manner provided by law and subject to the changes provided in section 226.42.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.41]  2019 Acts, ch 59, §65
IA Code § 226.42 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.42 - Emergency powers of superintendents.

226.42 Emergency powers of superintendents.   In case the mental health institutes lose contact with the statehouse, due to enemy action or otherwise, the superintendents of the institutes are hereby delegated the following powers and duties:   1. May collect moneys due the state treasury from the counties and from responsible persons or other relatives, these funds to be collected monthly, instead of quarterly, and to be deposited for use in operating the institutes.   2. The superintendent shall have the power to requisition supplies, such as food, fuel, drugs and medical equipment, from any source available, in the name of the state, with the power to enter into contracts binding the state for payment at an indefinite future time.   3. The superintendent shall be authorized to employ personnel in all categories and for whatever remuneration the superintendent deems necessary, without regard to existing laws, rules or regulations, in order to permit the institute to continue its old functions, as well as meet its additional responsibilities.  [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.42]  Referred to in §226.41
IA Code § 226.43 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.43 - Fund created.

226.43 Fund created.   There is hereby established at each hospital a fund known as the “patients’ personal deposit fund”.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.43]  Referred to in §222.84
IA Code § 226.44 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.44 - Deposits.

226.44 Deposits.   Any funds, including social security benefits, coming into the possession of the superintendent or any employee of the hospital belonging to any patient in that hospital, shall be deposited in the name of that patient in the patients’ personal deposit fund, except that if a guardian of the property of that patient has been appointed, the guardian shall have the right to demand and receive such funds. Funds belonging to a patient deposited in the patients’ personal deposit fund may be used for the purchase of personal incidentals, desires and comforts for the patient.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.44]  Referred to in §222.84
IA Code § 226.45 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.45 - Reimbursement to county or state.

226.45 Reimbursement to county or state.   If a patient is not receiving medical assistance under chapter 249A and the amount in the account of any patient in the patients’ personal deposit fund exceeds two hundred dollars, the business manager of the hospital may apply any of the excess to reimburse the county of residence or the state when the patient is a resident in another state or in a foreign country, or when the patient’s residence is unknown, for liability incurred by the county or the state for the payment of care, support, and maintenance of the patient, when billed by the county of residence or by the administrator when the patient is a resident in another state or in a foreign country, or when the patient’s residence is unknown.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §226.45; 81 Acts, ch 11, §16]  2012 Acts, ch 1120, §98, 130; 2018 Acts, ch 1165, §68  Referred to in §222.84
IA Code § 226.46 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.46 - Deposit of fund.

226.46 Deposit of fund.   The business manager shall deposit the patients’ personal deposit fund in a commercial account of a bank of reputable standing. When deposits in the commercial account exceed average monthly withdrawals, the business manager may deposit the excess at interest. The savings account shall be in the name of the patients’ personal deposit fund and interest paid thereon may be used for recreational purposes at the hospital.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.46]  Referred to in §222.84
IA Code § 226.47 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES|Section 226.47 - Administrator defined.

226.47 Administrator defined. Repealed by 2015 Acts, ch 69, §79.
IA Code § 227.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 227 - FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY|Section 227.1 - Definitions — supervision.

227.1 Definitions — supervision.   1. For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   a. “Administrator” means the person assigned by the director of human services in the appropriate division of the department to administer mental health and disability services.   b. “Department” means the department of human services.   c. “Mental health and disability services region” means a mental health and disability services region formed in accordance with section 331.389.   d. “Regional administrator” means the regional administrator of a mental health and disability services region, as defined in section 331.388.   2. The regulatory requirements for county and private institutions where persons with mental illness or an intellectual disability are admitted, committed, or placed shall be administered by the administrator.  [S13, §2727-a58; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3517; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §227.1]  96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §48; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §76
IA Code § 227.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 227 - FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY|Section 227.3 - Residents to have hearing.

227.3 Residents to have hearing.   The inspector conducting any licensure inspection or review under section 227.2 shall give each resident an opportunity to converse with the inspector out of the hearing of any officer or employee of the institution, and shall fully investigate all complaints and report the result in writing to the administrator of the division. The administrator before acting on the report adversely to the institution, shall give the persons in charge a copy of the report and an opportunity to be heard.  [S13, §2727-a60; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3519; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §227.3; 81 Acts, ch 78, §20, 33]