Iowa Statutes
§ 229.43 — Nonresident patients — state mental health institutes
Iowa § 229.43
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 229.43 (2026).
Text
The department may place patients of state mental health institutes who are nonresidents
on convalescent leave to a private sponsor or in a health care facility licensed under chapter
135C, when in the opinion of the director the placement is in the best interests of the
patient and the state of Iowa. If the patient was involuntarily hospitalized, the district court
which ordered hospitalization of the patient shall be informed when the patient is placed on
convalescent leave, as required by section 229.15, subsection 5.
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Legislative History
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3446; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §222.36; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §229.43]
Nearby Sections
15
§ 229.1
Definitions§ 229.12
Hearing procedure§ 229.14
Chief medical officer’s report§ 229.14A
Placement order — notice and hearing§ 229.14B
Escape from custody§ 229.15
Periodic reports required§ 229.1A
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Iowa § 229.43, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ia/229.43.