Iowa § 125.85 Custody, discharge, and termination of proceeding

Iowa Statutes

§ 125.85 — Custody, discharge, and termination of proceeding

Iowa § 125.85

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 125SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

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Iowa Code § 125.85 (2026).

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1.A respondent committed under section 125.84, subsection 2, shall remain in the custody of a facility for treatment for a period of thirty days, unless sooner discharged. The department is not required to pay the cost of any medication or procedure provided to the respondent during that period which is not necessary or appropriate to the specific objectives of detoxification and treatment of substance use disorder. At the end of the thirty-day period, the respondent shall be discharged automatically unless the administrator of the facility, before expiration of the period, obtains a court order for the respondent’s recommitment pursuant to an application under section 125.75, for a further period not to exceed ninety days.

2.A respondent recommitted under subsection 1 who has not been d

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1. A respondent committed under section 125.84, subsection 2, shall remain in the
custody of a facility for treatment for a period of thirty days, unless sooner discharged.
The department is not required to pay the cost of any medication or procedure provided
to the respondent during that period which is not necessary or appropriate to the specific
objectives of detoxification and treatment of substance use disorder. At the end of the
thirty-day period, the respondent shall be discharged automatically unless the administrator
of the facility, before expiration of the period, obtains a court order for the respondent’s
recommitment pursuant to an application under section 125.75, for a further period not to
exceed ninety days.
2. A respondent recommitted under subsection 1 who has not been discharged by the
facility before the end of the ninety-day period shall be discharged at the expiration of that
period unless the administrator of the facility, before expiration of the period, obtains a court
order for the respondent’s recommitment pursuant to an application under section 125.75,
for a further period not to exceed ninety days.
3. Upon the filing of an application for recommitment under subsection 1 or 2, the court
shallschedulearecommitmenthearingfornolaterthantendaysafterthedatetheapplication
is filed. A copy of the application, the notice of hearing, and any reports shall be served or
provided in the manner and to the persons as required by sections 125.77 through 125.80,
125.83, and 125.84.
4. Following a respondent’s discharge from a facility or from treatment, the administrator
of the facility shall immediately report that fact to the court which ordered the respondent’s
commitment or treatment. The court shall issue an order confirming the respondent’s
discharge from the facility or from treatment, as the case may be, and shall terminate the
proceedings pursuant to which the order was issued. Copies of the order shall be sent by
regular mail to the facility and the respondent.
5. A person who is placed for evaluation at a facility under section 125.83 or who is
committed to a facility under section 125.84, subsection 2, shall remain at that facility unless
discharged or otherwise permitted to leave by the court or administrator of the facility. If a
person placed at a facility or committed to a facility leaves the facility without permission
or without having been discharged, the administrator may notify the sheriff of the person’s
absence and the sheriff shall take the person into custody and return the person promptly to
the facility.