Iowa Code
Chapter 225 - PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
Section 225.10 - Voluntary public patients.

225.10 Voluntary public patients.
Persons suffering from mental diseases may be admitted to the state psychiatric hospital as voluntary public patients if a physician authorized to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in the state of Iowa files information with the regional administrator for the person’s county of residence, stating all of the following:
1. That the physician has examined the person and finds that the person is suffering from some abnormal mental condition that can probably be remedied by observation, treatment, and hospital care.
2. That the physician believes it would be appropriate for the person to enter the state psychiatric hospital for that purpose and that the person is willing to do so.
3. That neither the person nor those legally responsible for the person are able to provide the means for the observation, treatment, and hospital care.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §3964; C39, §3482.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.10]
2006 Acts, ch 1059, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §141; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §47; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §20; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §68
Referred to in §225.12, 225.16, 225.30
Additional information blanks; §225.30

Structure Iowa Code

Iowa Code

Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES

Chapter 225 - PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL

Section 225.1 - Establishment — definitions.

Section 225.2 - Name — location.

Section 225.3 - Under control of state board of regents.

Section 225.5 - Cooperation of hospitals.

Section 225.7 - Classes of patients.

Section 225.8 - Maintenance.

Section 225.9 - Voluntary private patients.

Section 225.10 - Voluntary public patients.

Section 225.11 - Initiating commitment procedures.

Section 225.12 - Voluntary public patient — physician’s report.

Section 225.13 - Financial condition.

Section 225.14 - Patient costs.

Section 225.15 - Examination and treatment.

Section 225.16 - Voluntary public patients — admission.

Section 225.17 - Committed private patient — treatment.

Section 225.18 - Attendants.

Section 225.19 - Compensation for attendant.

Section 225.20 - Compensation for physician.

Section 225.21 - Compensation claims — filing — approval.

Section 225.22 - Liability of private patients — payment.

Section 225.23 - Collection for treatment.

Section 225.24 - Collection of preliminary expense.

Section 225.25 - Commitment of private patient as public.

Section 225.26 - Private patients — disposition of funds.

Section 225.27 - Discharge — transfer.

Section 225.28 - Appropriation.

Section 225.30 - Blanks — audit.

Section 225.32 - Report and order to accompany patient.

Section 225.33 - Death of patient — disposal of body.

Section 225.34 - Appropriation.

Section 225.35 - Expense collected.