1.No more than thirty days after entry of a court order for commitment to a facility under
section 125.84, subsection 2, and thereafter at successive intervals not to exceed ninety days
for as long as involuntary commitment of the respondent continues, the administrator of the
facility shall report to the court which entered the order. The report shall be submitted in the
manner required by section 125.84, shall state whether in the opinion of the chief medical
officer the respondent’s condition has improved, remains unchanged, or has deteriorated,
and shall indicate the further length of time the respondent will be required to remain at the
facility.
2.No more than sixty days after entry of a court order for treatment of a respondent
under section 125.84, subsection 3, and thereafter a
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1. No more than thirty days after entry of a court order for commitment to a facility under
section 125.84, subsection 2, and thereafter at successive intervals not to exceed ninety days
for as long as involuntary commitment of the respondent continues, the administrator of the
facility shall report to the court which entered the order. The report shall be submitted in the
manner required by section 125.84, shall state whether in the opinion of the chief medical
officer the respondent’s condition has improved, remains unchanged, or has deteriorated,
and shall indicate the further length of time the respondent will be required to remain at the
facility.
2. No more than sixty days after entry of a court order for treatment of a respondent
under section 125.84, subsection 3, and thereafter at successive intervals not to exceed ninety
days for as long as involuntary treatment continues, the administrator of the facility or the
psychiatrist or psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner treating the patient shall
report to the court which entered the order. The report shall be submitted in the manner
requiredbysection125.84,shallstatewhetherintheopinionofthechiefmedicalofficerorthe
psychiatrist or psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner the respondent’s condition
has improved, remains unchanged, or has deteriorated, and shall indicate the further length
of time the respondent will require treatment by the facility. If the respondent fails or refuses
to submit to treatment as ordered by the court, the administrator of the facility shall at once
notify the court, which shall order the respondent committed for treatment as provided by
section 125.84, subsection 3, unless the court finds that the failure or refusal was with good
cause, and that the respondent is willing to receive treatment as provided in the court’s order,
orinarevisedorderifthecourtseesfittoenterone. Iftheadministratorofthefacilityreports
to the court that the respondent requires full-time custody, care, and treatment in a facility,
and the respondent is willing to be admitted voluntarily to the facility for these purposes, the
court may enter an order approving the placement upon consultation with the administrator
of the facility in which the respondent is to be placed. If the respondent is unwilling to be
admitted voluntarily to the facility, the procedure for determining involuntary commitment,
as provided in section 125.84, subsection 3, shall be followed.
3. a. A psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner treating a respondent
previously committed under this chapter may complete periodic reports pursuant to this
section on the respondent if the respondent has been recommended for treatment on an
outpatient or other appropriate basis pursuant to section 125.84, subsection 3, and if a
psychiatrist licensed pursuant to chapter 148 personally evaluates the respondent on at least
an annual basis.
b. Anadvancedregisterednursepractitionerwhoisnotcertifiedasapsychiatricadvanced
registered nurse practitioner but who meets the qualifications of a mental health professional
may complete periodic reports pursuant to paragraph “a”.
[82 Acts, ch 1212, §14]