Iowa § 231E.8 Provisions applicable to all appointments and designations — discharge

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§ 231E.8 — Provisions applicable to all appointments and designations — discharge

Iowa § 231E.8

Title VIHUMAN SERVICES

Ch. 231EPUBLIC GUARDIAN ACT

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Iowa Code § 231E.8 (2026).

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1.The court shall only appoint or intervene on its own motion or act upon the petition of any person under section 231E.6 or 231E.7 if such appointment or intervention would comply with staffing ratios established by the department and if sufficient resources are available to the state office or local office. Notice of the proposed appointment shall be provided to the state office or local office prior to the granting of such appointment.

2.The state office or local office shall maintain reasonable personal contact with each protected person or client for whom the state office or local office is appointed or designated in order to monitor the protected person’s or client’s care and progress.

3.Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state office or local office appoint

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1. The court shall only appoint or intervene on its own motion or act upon the petition of
any person under section 231E.6 or 231E.7 if such appointment or intervention would comply
with staffing ratios established by the department and if sufficient resources are available to
the state office or local office. Notice of the proposed appointment shall be provided to the
state office or local office prior to the granting of such appointment.
2. The state office or local office shall maintain reasonable personal contact with each
protected person or client for whom the state office or local office is appointed or designated
in order to monitor the protected person’s or client’s care and progress.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state office or local office
appointed by the court may access all confidential records concerning the protected person
for whom the state office or local office is appointed or designated, including medical records
and abuse reports.
4. Inanyproceedinginwhichthestateoralocalofficeisappointedorisactingasguardian
or conservator, the court shall waive court costs or filing fees, if the state office or local office
certifies to the court that the state office or local office has waived its fees in their entirety
based upon the ability of the protected person to pay for the services of the state office or
local office.
5. The state public guardian or a local public guardian shall be subject to discharge
or removal, by the court, on the grounds and in the manner in which other guardians or
conservators are discharged or removed pursuant to chapter 633.
6. The state public guardian or a local public guardian may petition to be removed as
guardian or conservator. A petition for removal shall be granted for any of the following
reasons:
a. The protected person displays assaultive or aggressive behavior that causes the public
guardian to fear for their personal safety.
b. The protected person refuses the services of the public guardian.
c. The protected person refuses to have contact with the public guardian.
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d. The protected person moves out of Iowa.