218.1 Institutions controlled. The director of human services shall have the general and full authority given under statute to control, manage, direct, and operate the following institutions under the director’s jurisdiction, and may at the director’s discretion assign the powers and authorities given the director by statute to any one of the deputy directors, division […]
218.10 Subordinate officers and employees. The administrator in charge of a particular institution, with the consent and approval of the director of human services, shall determine the number of subordinate officers and employees for the institution. Subject to this chapter, the officers and employees shall be appointed and discharged by the superintendent or business manager […]
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 […]
218.11 Interagency case information service. Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 19, §2.
218.12 Bonds. The administrator in charge of any particular institution shall require each officer and any employee of such administrator and of every institution under the administrator’s control who may be charged with the custody or control of any money or property belonging to the state to give an official bond, properly conditioned, and signed […]
218.13 Record checks. 1. For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Department” means the department of human services. b. “Institution” means an institution controlled by the department as described in section 218.1. c. “Resident” means a person committed or admitted to an institution. 2. If a person is being considered […]
218.14 Dwelling of superintendent or other employee. 1. The administrator having control over an institution may, with consent of the director of human services, furnish the superintendent of the institution, in addition to salary, with a dwelling or with appropriate quarters in lieu of the dwelling, or the administrator may compensate the superintendent of the […]
218.15 Salaries — how paid. The salaries and wages shall be included in the semimonthly payrolls and paid in the same manner as other expenses of the several institutions. [S13, §2727-a38; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3298; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.15]
218.17 Authorized leave. Vacations and sick leave with pay as authorized in section 70A.1 shall only be taken at such times as the superintendent or the business manager in charge of an officer or employee, as the case may be, may direct, and only after written authorization by the superintendent or business manager, and for […]
218.19 Districts. The administrator having control over a type of institution shall, from time to time, divide the state into districts from which the type of institution may receive residents. The particular administrator shall promptly notify the proper county or judicial officers of all changes in the districts. [S13, §2727-a21; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, […]
218.2 Powers of governor — report of abuses. 1. Nothing contained in section 218.1 shall limit the general supervisory or examining powers vested in the governor by the laws or Constitution of the State of Iowa, or legally vested by the governor in any committee appointed by the governor. 2. The administrator to whom primary […]
218.20 Place of commitments — transfers. Commitments, unless otherwise permitted by the administrator having control over an institution, shall be to the institution located in the district embracing the county from which the commitment is issued. An administrator may, at the expense of the state, transfer a resident of one institution to another like institution. […]
218.21 Record of residents. The administrator of the department of human services in control of a state institution shall, as to every person committed to any of the institutions, keep the following record: 1. Name. 2. Residence. 3. Sex. 4. Age. 5. Nativity. 6. Occupation. 7. Civil condition. 8. Date of entrance or commitment. 9. […]
218.22 Record privileged. Except with the consent of the administrator in charge of an institution, or on an order of a court of record, the record provided in section 218.21 shall be accessible only to the administrator of the division of the department of human services in control of such institution, the director of the […]
218.23 Reports to administrator. The superintendent of an institution shall, within ten days after the commitment or entrance of a person to the institution, cause a true copy of the person’s entrance record to be made and forwarded to the administrator in control of the institution. When a patient or resident leaves, or is discharged, […]
218.24 Questionable commitment. The superintendent is required to immediately notify the administrator in control of the superintendent’s particular institution if there is any question as to the propriety of the commitment or detention of any person received at such institution, and said administrator, upon such notification, shall inquire into the matter presented, and take such […]
218.25 Religious beliefs. The superintendent of an institution, receiving a person committed to the institution, shall inquire of the person as to the person’s religious preference and enter the preference in the book kept for the purpose, and cause the person to sign the book. [S13, §5718-a1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3308; C46, 50, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
