225.15 Examination and treatment.
1. When a respondent arrives at the state psychiatric hospital, the admitting physician shall examine the respondent and determine whether or not, in the physician’s judgment, the respondent is a fit subject for observation, treatment, and hospital care. If, upon examination, the physician decides that the respondent should be admitted to the hospital, the respondent shall be provided a proper bed in the hospital. The physician who has charge of the respondent shall proceed with observation, medical treatment, and hospital care as in the physician’s judgment are proper and necessary, in compliance with sections 229.13, 229.14, this section, and section 229.16. After the respondent’s admission, the observation, medical treatment, and hospital care of the respondent may be provided by a mental health professional, as defined in section 228.1, who is licensed as a physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.
2. A proper and competent nurse shall also be assigned to look after and care for the respondent during observation, treatment, and care. Observation, treatment, and hospital care under this section which are payable in whole or in part by a county shall only be provided as determined through the regional administrator for the respondent’s county of residence.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §3969; C39, §3482.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.15]
96 Acts, ch 1183, §10; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §33; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §55; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §24; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §70; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §115
Referred to in §225.16, 225.17
Subsection 1 amended
Structure Iowa Code
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 225.9 - 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 225.19 - 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.