mental health institute. 1. Admission or transfer pursuant to section 222.7 to a state mental health institute of a person with a diagnosis of an intellectual disability, as defined in section 4.1, shall only occur under the following conditions: a. Ifall of the following requirements are met: (1) The personhas been determined by the state mental health institute to meet admission criteria for inpatient psychiatric care. (2) The state mental health institute has determined the person will benefit from psychiatric treatment or from some other specific program available at the state mental health institute. (3) There issufficient capacity available at the state mental health institute to support the needs of the person. b. Ifdetermined appropriate for the person at the sole discretion of the director or the director’s designee. 2. Charges for the care of any person with a diagnosis ofan intellectual disability admitted to a state mental health institute shall be made by the institute in the manner provided by chapter 230, but the liabilityof any other person to the state for the cost of care of such person with a diagnosis of an intellectual disability shall be as prescribed by section 222.78. [R60, §1468, 1491; C73, §1434; C97, §2298; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3490; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.8] §476; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §68, 137 2024amendment tosubsection2effectiveJuly1,2025;2024Acts,ch1161,§137 Subsection2amended
‹ Prev All Iowa sections Next ›
Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.