225.27 Discharge — transfer.
The state psychiatric hospital may, at any time, discharge any patient as recovered, as improved, or as not likely to be benefited by further treatment. If the patient being so discharged was involuntarily hospitalized, the hospital shall notify the committing judge or court of the discharge as required by section 229.14 or section 229.16, whichever is applicable, and the applicable regional administrator. Upon receiving the notification, the court shall issue an order confirming the patient’s discharge from the hospital or from care and custody, as the case may be, and shall terminate the proceedings pursuant to which the order was issued. The court or judge shall, if necessary, appoint a person to accompany the discharged patient from the state psychiatric hospital to such place as the hospital or the court may designate, or authorize the hospital to appoint such attendant.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §3983; C39, §3482.27; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.27]
2001 Acts, ch 155, §41; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §31
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.