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, […]
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 […]
226.4 Salary of superintendent. The salary of the superintendent of each hospital shall be determined by the administrator. [R60, §1469, 1496; C97, §2258; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3486; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.4]
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
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
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
226.47 Administrator defined. Repealed by 2015 Acts, ch 69, §79.
226.5 Superintendent as witness. The superintendents and assistant physicians of said hospitals, when called as witnesses in any court, shall be paid the same mileage which other witnesses are paid and in addition thereto shall be paid a fee of twenty-five dollars per day, said fee to revert to the support fund of the hospital […]
226.6 Duties of superintendent. The superintendent shall: 1. Have the control of the medical, mental, moral, and dietetic treatment of the patients in the superintendent’s custody subject to the approval of the administrator. 2. Require all subordinate officers and employees to perform their respective duties. 3. Have an official seal with the name of the […]
226.7 Order of receiving patients. 1. a. Preference in the reception of patients into said hospitals shall be exercised in the following order: (1) Cases of less duration than one year. (2) Chronic cases, where the disease is of more than one-year duration, presenting the most favorable prospect for recovery. (3) Those for whom application […]
226.8 Persons with an intellectual disability not receivable — exception. A person who has an intellectual disability, as defined in section 4.1, shall not be admitted, or transferred pursuant to section 222.7, to a state mental health institute unless a professional diagnostic evaluation indicates that such person will benefit from psychiatric treatment or from some […]
226.9 Custody of patient. The superintendent, upon the receipt of a duly executed order of admission of a patient into the hospital for persons with mental illness, pursuant to section 229.13, shall take such patient into custody and restrain the patient as provided by law and the rules of the administrator, without liability on the […]
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
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 […]
226.9C Net general fund appropriation — dual diagnosis program. Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1165, §77.
