§ 229.24 — Records of involuntary hospitalization proceeding to be confidential

Iowa § 229.24

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VI: HUMAN SERVICES
• Ch. 229: HOSPITALIZATION OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

Text

1. All papers and records pertaining to any involuntary hospitalization or application
pursuant to section 229.6 of any person under this chapter, whether part of the permanent
record of the court or of a file in the department, are subject to inspection only upon an
order of the court for good cause shown.
2. If authorized in writing by a person who has been the subject of any proceeding or
report under sections 229.6 through 229.13 or section 229.22, or by the parent or guardian of
that person, information regarding that person which is confidential under subsection 1 may
be released to any designated person.
3. If all or part of the costs associated with hospitalization of an individual under this
chapter are chargeable to an administrative services organization, the clerk of the district
court shall provide to an administrative services organization the following information
pertaining to the individual which would be confidential under subsection 1:
a. Administrative information, as defined in section 228.1.
b. An evaluation order under this chapter and the location of the individual’s placement
under the order.
c. A hospitalization or placement order under this chapter and the location of the
individual’s placement under the order.
d. The date, location, and disposition of any hearing concerning the individual held under
this chapter.
e. Any payment source available for the costs of the individual’s care.
4. This section shall not prohibit any of the following:
a. A hospital from complying with the requirements of this chapter and of chapter 230
relative to financial responsibility for the cost of care and treatment provided a patient in that
hospital or from properly billing any responsible relative or third-party payer for such care
or treatment.
b. A court or the department of public safety from forwarding to the federal bureau of
investigation information that a person has been disqualified from possessing, shipping,
transporting, or receiving a firearm pursuant to section 724.31.

Legislative History

[C77, 79, 81, §229.24]