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2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.26 - Religious worship.

218.26 Religious worship.
Any such resident, during the time of the resident’s detention, shall be allowed, for at least one hour on each Sunday and in times of extreme sickness, and at such other suitable and reasonable times as is consistent with proper discipline in said institution, to receive spiritual advice, instruction, and ministration from any recognized member of the clergy of the church or denomination which represents the resident’s religious belief.
[S13, §5718-a1, -a2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3309; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.26]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.27 - Religious belief of minors.

218.27 Religious belief of minors.
In case such resident is a minor and has formed no choice, the minor’s preference may, at any time, be expressed by the minor with the approval of parents or guardian, if the minor has any such.
[S13, §5718-a3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3310; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.27]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.28 - Investigation.

218.28 Investigation.
The administrator of the department of human services in control of a particular institution or the administrator’s authorized officer or employee shall visit, and minutely examine, at least once in six months, and more often if necessary or required by law, the institutions under such administrator’s control, and the financial condition and management thereof.
[S13, §2727-a10, -a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3311; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.28]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §51
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.29 - Scope of investigation.

218.29 Scope of investigation.
The administrator of the department of human services in control of a particular institution or the administrator’s authorized officer or employee shall, during such investigation and as far as possible, see every resident of each institution, especially those admitted since the preceding visit, and shall give such residents as may require it, suitable opportunity to converse with such administrator or authorized officer or employee apart from the officers and attendants.
[S13, §2727-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3312; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.29]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.30 - Investigation of other institutions.

218.30 Investigation of other institutions.
The administrators to whom control of institutions has been assigned, or their authorized officers or employees, may investigate charges of abuse, neglect, or mismanagement on the part of an officer or employee of a private institution which is subject to the administrator’s particular supervision or control. The administrator who has been assigned to have authority over the state mental health institutes, or the administrator’s authorized officer or employee, shall also investigate charges concerning county care facilities in which persons with mental illness are served.
[S13, §2727-a74b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3313; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.30]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §32; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §14
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.31 - Witnesses.

218.31 Witnesses.
In aid of any investigation the administrator shall have the power to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses; to examine the witnesses under oath, which the administrator shall have power to administer; to have access to all books, papers, and property material to such investigation; and to order the production of any other books or papers material to the investigation. Witnesses other than those in the employ of the state shall be entitled to the same fees as in civil cases in the district court.
[S13, §2727-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3314; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.31]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §108; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §39
Referred to in §218.32
Witness fees, §622.69 – 622.75
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.32 - Contempt.

218.32 Contempt.
Any person failing or refusing to obey the orders of the administrator issued under section 218.31, or to give or produce evidence when required, shall be reported by the administrator to the district court in the county where the offense occurs, and shall be dealt with by the court as for contempt of court.
[S13, §2727-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3315; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.32]
Contempts, chapter 665
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.33 - Transcript of testimony.

218.33 Transcript of testimony.
The particular administrator involved shall cause the testimony taken at such investigation to be transcribed and filed in the administrator’s office at the seat of government within ten days after the same is taken, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and when so filed the same shall be open for the inspection of any person.
[S13, §2727-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3316; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.33]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.40 - Services required.

218.40 Services required.
Residents of the institutions who are subject to the provisions of this chapter may be required to render any proper and reasonable service either in the institutions proper or in the industries established in connection with the institutions.
[S13, §2727-a51; SS15, §5718-a11; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3323; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.40]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §62
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.41 - Custody.

218.41 Custody.
When a resident of an institution is so working outside the institution proper, the resident shall be deemed at all times in the actual custody of the head of the institution.
[SS15, §5718-a11; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3324; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.41]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.42 - Wages of residents.

218.42 Wages of residents.
If a resident performs services for the state at an institution listed in section 218.1, the administrator in control of the institution shall pay the resident a wage in accordance with federal wage and hour requirements. However, the wage amount shall not exceed the amount of the prevailing wage paid in the state for a like service or its equivalent.
[SS15, §5718-a11a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3325; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.42]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160; 95 Acts, ch 82, §1
Referred to in §218.43, 218.44
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.43 - Deduction to pay court costs.

218.43 Deduction to pay court costs.
If wages are paid to a resident pursuant to section 218.42, the administrator in control of an institution listed in section 218.1 may deduct from the wages an amount sufficient to pay all or a part of the costs taxed to the resident by reason of the resident’s commitment to the institution. In such case the amount so deducted shall be forwarded to the clerk of the district court or proper official.
[SS15, §5718-a11a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3326; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.43]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §109
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.44 - Wages paid to dependent — deposits.

218.44 Wages paid to dependent — deposits.
If wages are paid to a resident pursuant to section 218.42, the administrator in control of an institution listed in section 218.1 may pay all or any part of the wages directly to any dependent of the resident. The administrator may also deposit the wages to the account of the resident, or may so deposit part of the wages and allow the resident a portion for the resident’s own personal use, or may pay to the county of commitment all or any part of the resident’s care, treatment, or subsistence while at said institution from any credit balance accruing to the account of the resident.
[SS15, §5718-a11a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3327; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.44]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §110; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §40
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.45 - Conferences.

218.45 Conferences.
Quarterly conferences of the superintendents of the institutions shall be held with the administrator in control of the institutions at Des Moines or at institutions under the administrator’s jurisdiction, for the consideration of all matters relative to the management of the institutions. Full minutes of the conferences shall be preserved in the records of the administrator. The administrator in control may cause papers on appropriate subjects to be prepared and read at the conferences.
[S13, §2727-a20; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3328; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.45]
2000 Acts, ch 1112, §15
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.46 - Scientific investigation.

218.46 Scientific investigation.
1. The administrator who is in charge of an institution shall encourage the scientific investigation, on the part of the superintendent and medical staff of the institution, as to the most successful methods of institutional management and treating the persons committed to the institution. In addition, the administrator shall procure and furnish to the superintendent and medical staff information relative to such management and treatment and, from time to time, publish bulletins and reports of scientific and clinical work done in that type of institution.
2. The administrators of such state institutions are authorized to provide services and facilities for the scientific observation, rechecking, and treatment of persons with mental illness within the state. Application by, or on behalf of, any person for such services and facilities shall be made to the administrator in charge of the particular institution involved and shall be made on forms furnished by such administrator. The time and place of admission of any person to outpatient or clinical services and facilities for scientific observation, rechecking and treatment and the use of such services and facilities for the benefit of persons who have already been hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation and appropriate treatment or involuntarily hospitalized as seriously mentally ill shall be in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the administrator in control of the particular institution involved.
[S13, §2727-a27; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3329; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.46]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §16
Publications; §7A.27
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.47 - Monthly report.

218.47 Monthly report.
The superintendent or business manager of each institution shall, on the first day of each month, account to the administrator in control of the particular institution for all state funds received during the preceding month, and, at the same time, remit the accounting to the treasurer of state.
[S13, §2727-a40; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3330; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.47]
2000 Acts, ch 1112, §17
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.48 - Annual reports.

218.48 Annual reports.
The superintendent or business manager of each institution shall make an annual report to the administrator in control of the particular institution and include in the report a detailed and accurate inventory of the stock and supplies on hand, and their amount and value, under the following headings:
1. Livestock.
2. Farm produce on hand.
3. Vehicles.
4. Agricultural implements.
5. Machinery.
6. Mechanical fixtures.
7. Real estate.
8. Furniture.
9. Bedding in residents’ department.
10. State property in superintendent’s department.
11. Clothing.
12. Dry goods.
13. Provisions and groceries.
14. Drugs and medicine.
15. Fuel.
16. Library.
17. All other state property under appropriate headings to be determined by the particular administrator involved.
[S13, §2705-b, 2727-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3331; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.48]
2000 Acts, ch 1112, §18; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §52
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.49 - Contingent fund.

218.49 Contingent fund.
The administrator in control of an institution may permit the superintendent or the business manager of each institution to retain a stated amount of funds under the superintendent’s or business manager’s supervision as a contingent fund for the payment of freight, postage, commodities purchased on authority of the particular superintendent or business manager involved on a cash basis, salaries, and bills granting discount for cash.
[SS15, §2727-a44; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3332; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.49]
2000 Acts, ch 1112, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.50 - Requisition for contingent fund.

218.50 Requisition for contingent fund.
If necessary, the director of the department of human services shall make proper requisition upon the director of the department of administrative services for a warrant on the state treasurer to secure the said contingent fund for each institution.
[SS15, §2727-a44; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3333; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.50]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.51 - Monthly reports of contingent fund.

218.51 Monthly reports of contingent fund.
A monthly report of the status of such contingent fund shall be submitted by the proper officer of said institution to the administrator in control of the institution involved and such rules as such administrator may establish.
[SS15, §2727-a44; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3334; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.51]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.52 - Supplies — competition.

218.52 Supplies — competition.
The administrator in control of a state institution shall, in the purchase of supplies, afford all reasonable opportunity for competition, and shall give preference to local dealers and Iowa producers when such can be done without loss to the state.
[S13, §2727-a46; SS15, §2727-a50; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3335; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.52]
Preference to Iowa products, §8A.311, 73.1 et seq.
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.53 - Dealers may file addresses.

218.53 Dealers may file addresses.
Jobbers or others desirous of selling supplies shall, by filing with the administrator in control of a state institution a memorandum showing their address and business, be afforded an opportunity to compete for the furnishing of supplies, under such rules as such administrator may prescribe.
[SS15, §2727-a50; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3336; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.53]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.54 - Samples preserved.

218.54 Samples preserved.
When purchases are made by sample, the same shall be properly marked and retained until after an award or delivery of such items is made.
[SS15, §2727-a50; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3337; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.54]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.55 - Purchase from an institution.

218.55 Purchase from an institution.
An administrator may purchase supplies of any institution under the administrator’s control, for use in any other institution under the administrator’s control, and reasonable payment for the supplies shall be made as in the case of other purchases.
[S13, §2727-a47; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3338; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.55]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §20
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.56 - Purchase of supplies — vendor warrants.

218.56 Purchase of supplies — vendor warrants.
1. The administrators shall, from time to time, adopt and make of record rules and regulations governing the purchase of all articles and supplies needed at the various institutions under their control and the form and verification of vouchers for such purchases.
2. The department of human services shall mail vendor warrants for the department of corrections.
[S13, §2727-a41, -a42, -a49; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3339; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.56]
90 Acts, ch 1247, §4; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §63
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.57 - Combining appropriations.

218.57 Combining appropriations.
The director of the department of administrative services may combine the balances carried in all specific appropriations into a special account for each institution under the control of a particular administrator, except that the support fund for each institution shall be carried as a separate account.
[S13, §2727-a43; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3344; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.57]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §21; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.64 - Investigation of death.

218.64 Investigation of death.
1. For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “institution” and “resident” mean the same as defined in section 218.13.
2. Upon the death of a resident of an institution, the county medical examiner shall conduct a preliminary investigation of the death as provided in section 331.802. The cost of the preliminary investigation shall be paid by the department of human services.
2008 Acts, ch 1187, §134
Referred to in §222.12, 226.34, 331.802
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.65 - Property of deceased resident.

218.65 Property of deceased resident.
The superintendent or business manager of each institution shall, upon the death of any resident or patient, immediately take possession of all property of the deceased left at the institution, and deliver the property to the duly appointed and qualified representative of the deceased.
[S13, §2727-a72; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3352; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.65]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §22
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.66 - Property of small value.

218.66 Property of small value.
If administration be not granted within one year from the date of the death of the decedent, and the value of the estate of decedent is so small as to make the granting of administration inadvisable, then delivery of the money and other property left by the decedent may be made to the surviving spouse and heirs of the decedent.
[S13, §2727-a72; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3353; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.66]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.67 - Estate administrator not identified.

218.67 Estate administrator not identified.
If an estate administrator is not identified within one year from the death of a decedent in an institution, and a surviving spouse or heir is not known, the superintendent of the institution may convert all the decedent’s property into cash and in so doing the superintendent shall have the powers possessed by a general administrator of an estate.
[S13, §2727-a72; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3354; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.67]
2000 Acts, ch 1112, §23
Referred to in §218.68
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.68 - Money deposited with treasurer of state.

218.68 Money deposited with treasurer of state.
Moneys under section 218.67 shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state as soon after one year after the death of the intestate as practicable, and be credited to the support fund of the institution of which the intestate was a resident.
[S13, §2727-a72; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3355; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.68]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §77
Referred to in §218.69, 218.70
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.69 - Permanent record.

218.69 Permanent record.
A complete permanent record of the money transmitted to the treasurer of state under section 218.68, showing by whom and with whom it was left, its amount, the date of the death of the owner, the owner’s reputed place of residence before the owner became a resident of the institution, the date on which it was transmitted to the state treasurer, and any other facts which may tend to identify the intestate and explain the case, shall be kept by the superintendent of the institution or business manager, as the case may be, and a transcript of the record shall be sent to, and kept by, the treasurer of state.
[S13, §2727-a72; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3356; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.69]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §24
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.70 - Payment to party entitled.

218.70 Payment to party entitled.
Moneys transmitted to the treasurer of state under section 218.68 shall be paid, at any time within ten years from the death of the intestate, to any person who is shown to be entitled thereto. Payment shall be made from the state treasury out of the support fund of such institution in the manner provided for the payment of other claims from that fund.
[S13, §2727-a73, -a74; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3357; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.70]
2020 Acts, ch 1063, §78; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §63, 70
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.72 - Temporary quarters in emergency.

218.72 Temporary quarters in emergency.
In case the buildings at any institution under the control of an administrator are destroyed or rendered unfit for habitation by reason of fire, storms, or other like causes, to such an extent that the residents cannot be housed and cared for, the administrator shall make temporary provision for the housing and care of the residents at some other place in the state. Like provision may be made in case any pestilence breaks out among the residents. The reasonable cost of the change, including transfer of residents, shall be paid from any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated.
[C51, §3143; R60, §5156; C73, §4795; C97, §5693; SS15, §2713-n18; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3359; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.72]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159, 160; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §25; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.78 - Institutional receipts deposited.

218.78 Institutional receipts deposited.
1. All institutional receipts of the department of human services, including funds received from client participation at the state resource centers under section 222.78 and at the state mental health institutes under section 230.20, shall be deposited in the general fund except for reimbursements for services provided to another institution or state agency, for receipts deposited in the revolving farm fund under section 904.706, for deposits into the medical assistance fund under section 249A.11, and rentals charged to employees or others for room, apartment, or house and meals, which shall be available to the institutions.
2. If approved by the director of human services, the department may use appropriated funds for the granting of educational leave.
[C77, 79, 81, §218.78, 218.101; 81 Acts, ch 11, §14, ch 75, §2]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 85 Acts, ch 146, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1249, §5; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51; 2005 Acts, ch 167, §30, 66; 2010 Acts, ch 1141, §24
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.83 - Administrative improvement.

218.83 Administrative improvement.
The director of human services and the administrators assigned to have authority over the institutions shall cooperate with any department or agency of the state government in any manner, including the exchange of employees, calculated to improve administration of the affairs of the institutions.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.83]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §26
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.84 - Abstracting claims and keeping accounts.

218.84 Abstracting claims and keeping accounts.
The director of the department of human services shall have sole charge of abstracting and certifying claims for payment and the keeping of a central system of accounts in institutions under the director’s control.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.84]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.85 - Uniform system of accounts.

218.85 Uniform system of accounts.
The director of human services through the administrators in control of the institutions shall install in all the institutions the most modern, complete, and uniform system of accounts, records, and reports possible. The system shall be prescribed by the director of the department of administrative services as authorized in section 8A.502, subsection 13, and, among other matters, shall clearly show the detailed facts relative to the handling and uses of all purchases.
[S13, §2727-a13; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3286; C46, §217.12; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.85]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 89 Acts, ch 284, §5; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §27; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §212
Requirement of auditor of state, §11.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.86 - Abstract of claims.

218.86 Abstract of claims.
Vouchers for expenditures other than salaries shall be submitted to the director of the department of administrative services, who shall prepare in triplicate an abstract of claims submitted showing the name of the claimant and the institutions and institutional fund on account of which the payment is made. The claims and abstracts of claims shall be returned to the director of the department of human services where the correctness of the abstracts shall be certified by the director. The original abstract shall be delivered to the director of the department of administrative services, the duplicate to be retained in the office of the director of the department of human services and the triplicate forwarded to the proper institution to be retained as a record of claims paid.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.86]
94 Acts, ch 1107, §9; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Referred to in §218.100
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.87 - Warrants issued by director of the department of administrative services.

218.87 Warrants issued by director of the department of administrative services.
Upon such certificate the director of the department of administrative services shall, if the institution named has sufficient funds, issue the director’s warrants upon the state treasurer, for the amounts and to the claimants indicated thereon. The director of the department of administrative services shall deliver the warrants thus issued to the director of human services, who will cause same to be transmitted to the payees thereof.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.87]
2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Referred to in §218.100
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.88 - Institutional payrolls.

218.88 Institutional payrolls.
At the close of each pay period, the superintendent or business manager of each institution shall prepare and forward to the director of human services a semimonthly payroll which shall show the name of each officer and employee, the semimonthly pay, time paid for, the amount of pay, and any deductions. A substitute shall not be permitted to receive compensation in the name of the employee for whom the substitute is acting.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.88]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §28
Referred to in §218.100
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.92 - Patients with dangerous mental disturbances.

218.92 Patients with dangerous mental disturbances.
When a patient in a state resource center for persons with an intellectual disability, a state mental health institute, or another institution under the administration of the department of human services has become so mentally disturbed as to constitute a danger to self, to other patients or staff of the institution, or to the public, and the institution cannot provide adequate security, the administrator in charge of the institution, with the consent of the director of the Iowa department of corrections, may order the patient to be transferred to the Iowa medical and classification center, if the superintendent of the institution from which the patient is to be transferred, with the support of a majority of the medical staff, recommends the transfer in the interest of the patient, other patients, or the public. If the patient transferred was hospitalized pursuant to sections 229.6 through 229.15, the transfer shall be promptly reported to the court that ordered the hospitalization of the patient, as required by section 229.15, subsection 5. The Iowa medical and classification center has the same rights, duties, and responsibilities with respect to the patient as the institution from which the patient was transferred had while the patient was hospitalized in the institution. The cost of the transfer shall be paid from the funds of the institution from which the transfer is made.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.92; 82 Acts, ch 1100, §5]
83 Acts, ch 96, §69, 159; 89 Acts, ch 83, §34; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §33; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §29, 51; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §21; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §111
See also §226.30
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.93 - Consultants for director or administrators.

218.93 Consultants for director or administrators.
The director of human services or the administrators in control of the institutions are authorized to secure the services of consultants to furnish advice on administrative, professional, or technical problems to the director or the administrators, their employees, or employees of institutions under their jurisdiction or to provide in-service training and instruction for the employees. The director and administrators are authorized to pay the consultants at a rate to be determined by them from funds under their control or from any institutional funding under their jurisdiction as the director or administrator may determine.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.93]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §30
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.94 - Director may buy and sell real estate — options.

218.94 Director may buy and sell real estate — options.
1. The director of the department of human services shall have full power to secure options to purchase real estate, to acquire and sell real estate, and to grant utility easements, for the proper uses of said institutions. Real estate shall be acquired and sold and utility easements granted, upon such terms and conditions as the director may determine. Upon sale of the real estate, the proceeds shall be deposited with the treasurer of state and credited to the general fund of the state. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the state a sum equal to the proceeds so deposited and credited to the general fund of the state to the department of human services, which may be used to purchase other real estate or for capital improvements upon property under the director’s control.
2. The costs incident to securing of options, acquisition and sale of real estate and granting of utility easements, including but not limited to appraisals, invitations for offers, abstracts, and other necessary costs, may be paid from moneys appropriated for support and maintenance to the institution at which such real estate is located. Such fund shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of the sale.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.94]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 86 Acts, ch 1244, §29; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.95 - Synonymous terms.

218.95 Synonymous terms.
1. For purposes of construing the provisions of this and the following subtitles of this title and chapters 904, 913, and 914 relating to persons with mental illness and reconciling these provisions with other former and present provisions of statute, the following terms shall be considered synonymous:
a. “Mentally ill” and “insane”, except that the hospitalization or detention of any person for treatment of mental illness shall not constitute a finding or create a presumption that the individual is legally insane in the absence of a finding of incompetence made pursuant to section 229.27.
b. “Parole” and “convalescent leave”.
c. “Resident” and “patient”.
d. “Escape” and “depart without proper authorization”.
e. “Warrant” and “order of admission”.
f. “Escapee” and “patient”.
g. “Sane” and “in good mental health”.
h. “Commitment” and “admission”.
2. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the general assembly that words which have come to have a degrading meaning shall not be employed in institutional records having reference to persons with various mental conditions and that in all records pertaining to persons with various mental conditions the less discriminatory of the foregoing synonyms shall be employed.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.95]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §39; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §71; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §65
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.96 - Gifts, grants and devises.

218.96 Gifts, grants and devises.
The director of the department of human services is authorized to accept gifts, grants, devises or bequests of real or personal property from the federal government or any source. The director may exercise such powers with reference to the property so accepted as may be deemed essential to its preservation and the purposes for which given, devised or bequeathed.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.96]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.98 - Canteen maintained.

218.98 Canteen maintained.
The administrators in control of the institutions may maintain a canteen at any institution under their jurisdiction and control for the sale to persons residing in the institution of toilet articles, candy, tobacco products, notions, and other sundries, and may provide the necessary facilities, equipment, personnel, and merchandise for such sale. The administrators shall specify what commodities will be sold in the canteen. The department may establish and maintain a permanent operating fund for each canteen. The fund shall consist of the receipts from the sale of commodities at the canteen.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.98]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §31
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.99 - Counties to be notified of patients’ personal accounts.

218.99 Counties to be notified of patients’ personal accounts.
The administrator in control of a state institution shall direct the business manager of each institution under the administrator’s jurisdiction which is mentioned in section 331.424, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraphs (1) and (2), and for which services are paid by the county of residence or a mental health and disability services region, to quarterly inform the county of residence of any patient or resident who has an amount in excess of two hundred dollars on account in the patients’ personal deposit fund and the amount on deposit. The administrators shall direct the business manager to further notify the county of residence at least fifteen days before the release of funds in excess of two hundred dollars or upon the death of the patient or resident. If the patient or resident has no residency in this state or the person’s residency is unknown, notice shall be made to the director of human services and the administrator in control of the institution involved.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §218.99; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1026]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159, 160; 83 Acts, ch 123, §80, 209; 95 Acts, ch 206, §6, 12; 97 Acts, ch 169, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §23; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §32; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §33; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §165; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §68, 130; 2018 Acts, ch 1165, §61; 2021 Acts, ch 177, §80, 108
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 218 - INSTITUTIONS GOVERNED BY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Section 218.100 - Central warehouse and supply depot.

218.100 Central warehouse and supply depot.
The department of human services shall establish a fund for maintaining and operating a central warehouse as a supply depot and distribution facility for surplus government products, carload canned goods, paper products, other staples, and such other items as determined by the department. The fund shall be permanent and shall be composed of the receipts from the sales of merchandise, recovery of handling, operating and delivery charges of such merchandise, and from the funds contributed by the institutions now in a contingent fund being used for this purpose. All claims for purchases of merchandise, operating, and salary expenses shall be subject to the provisions of sections 218.86, 218.87, and 218.88.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.100]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §213; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §112
Legislative intent that upon completion of the central warehouse and supply depot of the department of corrections pursuant to §904.118A, the department of human services cease utilizing the central warehouse and supply depot established under this section;
2008 Acts, ch 1180, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 221 - INTERSTATE MENTAL HEALTH COMPACT › Section 221.2 - Administrator.

221.2 Administrator.
Pursuant to the compact, the administrator of the division of mental health and disability services of the department of human services shall be the compact administrator. The compact administrator may cooperate with all departments, agencies, and officers of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact and of any supplementary agreement entered into by this state under the compact.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218A.2; 81 Acts, ch 78, §20, 26]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
C93, §221.2
94 Acts, ch 1170, §34; 2006 Acts, ch 1115, §23
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 221 - INTERSTATE MENTAL HEALTH COMPACT › Section 221.3 - Supplementary agreements.

221.3 Supplementary agreements.
The compact administrator is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to articles VII and XI of the compact. In the event that such supplementary agreements shall require or contemplate the use of any institution or facility of this state or require or contemplate the provisions of any service by this state, no such agreement shall have force or effect until approved by the head of the department or agency under whose jurisdiction said institution or facility is operated or whose department or agency will be charged with the rendering of such service.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218A.3]
C93, §221.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 221 - INTERSTATE MENTAL HEALTH COMPACT › Section 221.4 - Payments.

221.4 Payments.
The compact administrator, subject to the approval of the director of the department of human services, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218A.4]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159
C93, §221.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 221 - INTERSTATE MENTAL HEALTH COMPACT › Section 221.5 - Consultation.

221.5 Consultation.
The compact administrator is hereby directed to consult with the immediate family of our proposed transferee and, in the case of a proposed transferee from an institution in this state to an institution in another party state, to take no final action without approval of the district court of the county of admission or commitment.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218A.5]
C93, §221.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 221 - INTERSTATE MENTAL HEALTH COMPACT › Section 221.6 - Distribution of compact.

221.6 Distribution of compact.
Duly authorized copies of this chapter shall, upon its approval be transmitted by the secretary of state to the governor of each state, the attorney general and the administrator of general services of the United States, and the council of state governments.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218A.6]
C93, §221.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 222 - PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY › Section 222.1 - Purpose of chapter — state resource centers — special unit at state mental health institute.

222.1 Purpose of chapter — state resource centers — special unit at state mental health institute.
1. This chapter addresses the public and private services available in this state to meet the needs of persons with an intellectual disability. The responsibility of the mental health and disability services regions formed by counties and of the state for the costs and administration of publicly funded services shall be as set out in section 222.60 and other pertinent sections of this chapter.
2. The Glenwood state resource center and the Woodward state resource center are established and shall be maintained as the state’s regional resource centers for the purpose of providing treatment, training, instruction, care, habilitation, and support of persons with an intellectual disability or other disabilities in this state, and providing facilities, services, and other support to the communities located in the region being served by a state resource center. In addition, the state resource centers are encouraged to serve as a training resource for community-based program staff, medical students, and other participants in professional education programs. A resource center may request the approval of the council on human services to change the name of the resource center for use in communication with the public, in signage, and in other forms of communication.
3. A special intellectual disability unit may be maintained at one of the state mental health institutes for the purposes set forth in sections 222.88 through 222.91.
[S13, §2727-a93, -a95; SS15, §2727-a93, -a96; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3465, 3468; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §223.1, 223.4; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §222.1]
95 Acts, ch 82, §6; 98 Acts, ch 1155, §8; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §46; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §22; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §2; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §113
Referred to in §222.73
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 222 - PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY › Section 222.2 - Definitions.

222.2 Definitions.
When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Administrator” means the person assigned by the director of human services, in accordance with section 218.1, to control the state resource centers.
2. “Auditor” means the county auditor or the auditor’s designee.
3. “Department” means the department of human services.
4. “Intellectual disability” means the same as defined in section 4.1.
5. “Mental health and disability services region” means a mental health and disability services region formed in accordance with section 331.389.
6. “Regional administrator” means the regional administrator of a mental health and disability services region, as defined in section 331.388.
7. “Special unit” means a special intellectual disability unit established at a state mental health institute pursuant to sections 222.88 through 222.91.
8. “State resource centers” or “resource centers” means the Glenwood state resource center and the Woodward state resource center.
9. “Superintendents” means the superintendents of the state resource centers.
[C97, §2699; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3411; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §222.1; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §222.2; 81 Acts, ch 78, §20, 30]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §35; 96 Acts, ch 1183, §1; 97 Acts, ch 169, §14; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §47 – 50; 2001 Acts, ch 155, §14; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §33; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §23; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §3, 4; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §114
2023 Iowa Code › Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 222 - PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY › Section 222.3 - Superintendents.

222.3 Superintendents.
The administrator shall appoint a qualified superintendent for each of the resource centers who shall receive such salary as the administrator shall determine.
[SS15, §2727-a96; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3466; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §223.2; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §222.3]
2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51