230.22 Penalty.
If a regional administrator fails to pay the amount billed by a statement submitted pursuant to section 230.20 within forty-five days from the date the statement is received by the regional administrator, the department shall charge the delinquent regional administrator the penalty of one percent per month on and after forty-five days from the date the statement is received by the regional administrator until paid. Provided, however, that the penalty shall not be imposed if the regional administrator has notified the department of error or questionable items in the billing, in which event, the department shall suspend the penalty only during the period of negotiation.
[C97, §2292; S13, §2292; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3602; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §230.22]
98 Acts, ch 1218, §74; 2001 Acts, ch 155, §26; 2018 Acts, ch 1137, §15
Referred to in §331.502
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.