IOWA STATUTES AND CODES
226.19 - DISCHARGE -- CERTIFICATE.
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. Section History: Early Form
[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]
Section History: Recent Form
2005 Acts, ch 175, §97; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §68