230.1A Liability of county and state.
1. The necessary and legal costs and expenses attending the taking into custody, care, investigation, admission, commitment, and support of a person with mental illness admitted or committed to a state hospital shall be paid by the regional administrator on behalf of the person’s county of residence or by the state as follows:
a. If the person is eighteen years of age or older, as follows:
(1) The costs attributed to mental illness shall be paid by the regional administrator on behalf of the person’s county of residence.
(2) The costs attributed to a substance-related disorder shall be paid by the person’s county of residence.
(3) The costs attributable to a dual diagnosis of mental illness and a substance-related disorder may be split as provided in section 226.9C.*
b. By the state if such person has no residence in this state, if the person’s residence is unknown, or if the person is under eighteen years of age.
2. The county of residence of any person with mental illness who is a patient of any state institution shall be the person’s county of residence existing at the time of admission to the institution.
3. A region or county of residence is not liable for costs and expenses associated with a person with mental illness unless the costs and expenses are for services and other support authorized for the person through the regional administrator for the county.
[C73, §1402; C97, §2270; S13, §2270; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3581; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §230.1]
96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 96 Acts, ch 1183, §24; 98 Acts, ch 1181, §6, 7, 10; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §33; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §106, 130; 2014 Acts, ch 1140, §73; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §69; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §38, 161, 162; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §81; 2018 Acts, ch 1137, §2; 2018 Acts, ch 1165, §69
C2019, §230.1A
*Section 226.9C repealed by
2018 Acts, ch 1165, §77
; corrective legislation is pending
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 230 - SUPPORT OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
Section 230.1A - Liability of county and state.
Section 230.2 - Finding of residence.
Section 230.3 - Certification of residence.
Section 230.4 - Certification to regional administrator.
Section 230.6 - Investigation by administrator.
Section 230.7 - Transfer of nonresidents.
Section 230.8 - Transfers of persons with mental illness — expenses.
Section 230.9 - Subsequent discovery of residence.
Section 230.10 - Payment of costs.
Section 230.11 - Recovery of costs from state.
Section 230.12 - Residency disputes.
Section 230.15 - Personal liability.
Section 230.17 - Board may compromise lien.
Section 230.18 - Expense in county or private hospitals.
Section 230.19 - Nonresidents liable to state — presumption.
Section 230.20 - Billing of patient charges — computation of actual costs — cost settlement.
Section 230.21 - Notice to county of residence.
Section 230.25 - Financial investigation by supervisors.
Section 230.26 - Regional administrator to keep record.
Section 230.27 - Board and county attorney to collect.
Section 230.30 - Claim against estate.
Section 230.31 - Departers from other states.
Section 230.32 - Support of nonresident patients on leave.