226.19 Discharge — certificate.
1. Every patient shall be discharged in accordance with the procedure prescribed in section 229.3 or section 229.16, whichever is applicable, immediately on regaining the patient’s good mental health.
2. If a patient’s care is the financial responsibility of the state or a county, as part of the patient’s discharge planning the state mental health institute shall provide assistance to the patient in obtaining eligibility for the federal state supplemental security income program.
[R60, §1485; C73, §1424; C97, §2288; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3501; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.19]
2005 Acts, ch 175, §97; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §68
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES
Section 226.1 - Official designation — definitions.
Section 226.2 - Qualifications of superintendent.
Section 226.3 - Assistant physicians.
Section 226.4 - Salary of superintendent.
Section 226.5 - Superintendent as witness.
Section 226.6 - Duties of superintendent.
Section 226.7 - Order of receiving patients.
Section 226.8 - Persons with an intellectual disability not receivable — exception.
Section 226.9 - Custody of patient.
Section 226.9A - Custody of juvenile patients.
Section 226.9B - Net general fund appropriation — psychiatric medical institution for children.
Section 226.9C - Net general fund appropriation — dual diagnosis program.
Section 226.10 - Equal treatment.
Section 226.11 - Special care permitted.
Section 226.12 - Monthly reports.
Section 226.13 - Patients allowed to write.
Section 226.14 - Writing material.
Section 226.15 - Letters to administrator.
Section 226.16 - Unauthorized departure and retaking.
Section 226.17 - Expense attending retaking.
Section 226.18 - Investigation as to mental health.
Section 226.19 - Discharge — certificate.
Section 226.22 - Clothing furnished.
Section 226.23 - Convalescent leave of patients.
Section 226.26 - Dangerous patients.
Section 226.27 - Patient accused or acquitted of crime or awaiting judgment.
Section 226.30 - Transfer of dangerous patients.
Section 226.31 - Examination by court — notice.
Section 226.32 - Overcrowded conditions.
Section 226.33 - Notice to court.
Section 226.34 - Investigation of death — notice.
Section 226.40 - Emergency patients.
Section 226.41 - Charge permitted.
Section 226.42 - Emergency powers of superintendents.
Section 226.43 - Fund created.
Section 226.45 - Reimbursement to county or state.