§ 222.78 — Parents and others liable for support

Iowa § 222.78

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VI: HUMAN SERVICES
• Ch. 222: PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

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1. The father and mother of any patient admitted to a resource center, as either an
inpatient or an outpatient, and any person, firm, or corporation bound by contract made for
support of the patient, are liable for the support of the patient. The patient and those legally
bound for the support of the patient shall be liable to the state for all sums advanced relating
to reasonable attorney fees and court costs for the patient’s admission to the resource center,
and for the treatment, training, instruction, care, habilitation, support, transportation, or
other expenditures made on behalf of the patient pursuant to this chapter.
2. The liability of any person, other than the patient, who is legally bound for the support
of a patient who is under eighteen years of age in a resource center or a special unit shall
not exceed the average minimum cost of the care of a minor without an intellectual disability
of the same age and sex as the minor patient. The department shall establish the scale for
this purpose but the scale shall not exceed the standards for personal allowances established
under the family investment program. The father or mother shall incur liability only during
any period when the father or mother either individually or jointly receive a net income from
whateversource,commensuratewiththatuponwhichtheywouldbeliabletomakeanincome
tax payment to this state. The father or mother of a patient shall not be liable for the support
of the patient upon the patient attaining eighteen years of age. Nothing in this section shall
be construed to prevent a relative or other person from voluntarily paying the full actual cost
as established by the department for caring for the patient with an intellectual disability.

Legislative History

[C39, §3477.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §223.16, 223.20; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §222.78]