225.9 Voluntary private patients.
Voluntary private patients may be admitted in accordance with the regulations to be established by the state board of regents, and their care, nursing, observation, treatment, medicine, and maintenance shall be without expense to the state. However, the charge for such care, nursing, observation, treatment, medicine, and maintenance shall not exceed the cost of the same to the state. The physicians on the hospital staff may charge such patients for their medical services under such rules, regulations and plan therefor as approved by the state board of regents.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §3963; C39, §3482.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.9]
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.