Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title III - Mental Health › Chapter 31 - Civil Commitment Unit for Sexual Offenders › Rule 441-31.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Business day"
means a working day in the
				  usual Monday-through-Friday workweek. A holiday falling within this workweek
				  shall not be counted as a business day.
"Contraband"
means weapons, ammunition,
				  tobacco, alcohol, drugs, money, altered authorized property, mood-altering
				  plant material or chemical, obscene material as defined in Iowa Code section
				  728.1(5),
				  explosives, material that can be used in the manufacture of explosives, or
				  material advocating disruption of or injury to residents, employees, programs,
				  or physical facilities. "Contraband" includes anything which is illegal to
				  possess under federal or state law and materials that are used in the
				  production of drugs or alcohol or used in conjunction with the taking of
				  illicit drugs. "Contraband" also includes anything determined to be banned from
				  individual possession by published facility rules.
"Facility"
means the civil commitment unit
				  for sexual offenders.
"Facility administrator "
means the person
				  appointed as the administrator of the civil commitment unit for sexual
				  offenders.
"Gift or bequest"
means anything of value
				  the facility receives that is intended for use directly by the employees of the
				  facility. Items intended for public distribution, such as clothes or furniture,
				  do not constitute a gift to the facility.
"Grievance "
means a written complaint by or
				  on behalf of an individual that involves a rights or rule violation or
				  unfairness to the individual.
"Guardian "
means the person other than a
				  parent of a child who has been appointed by the court to have custody of the
				  person of the individual as provided under Iowa Code section
				  232.2(21)
				   or
				  633.3(20).
"Individual"
means a person who has been
				  committed to the civil commitment unit for sexual offenders (CCUSO) under Iowa
				  Code chapter 229A.
"Minor"
means a person under the age of
				  18.
"Money "
means all forms of currency,
				  checks, money orders, stocks, bonds, and any other item that can be used as a
				  medium of exchange for payment for goods or services.
"Parent"
means a natural or adoptive mother
				  or father of a child but does not include a mother or father whose parental
				  rights have been terminated.
"Rights "
means the human, civil, and
				  constitutional liberties an individual possesses through federal and state
				  constitutions and laws.
"Support team member"
means a person who has
				  agreed to participate in the development and implementation of an individual's
				  relapse prevention plan.
"Visitor"
means any person who wishes to
				  visit an individual committed to the facility. "Visitor" does not include the
				  individual's attorney of record, other court-appointed attorneys, retained
				  experts, the ombudsman or government officials, or facility-approved
				  clergy.
"Weapon "
means any gun, knife, tool,
				  object, or chemical that can be used to inflict harm on one's self or
				  another
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				  229A.