Iowa Code 226.7 – Order of receiving patients
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1. a. Preference in the reception of patients into the mental health institutes shall be exercised in the following order:
(1) Cases of less duration than one year.
(2) Chronic cases, where the disease is of more than one-year duration, presenting the most favorable prospect for recovery.
(3) Those for whom application has been longest on file, other things being equal.
b. Where cases are equally meritorious in all other respects, the indigent shall have the preference.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 226.7
- Court: shall mean and include any court upon which jurisdiction has been conferred to determine the liability of persons for the support of dependents. See Iowa Code 252A.2
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. If the district court commits a patient to a state mental health institute and a bed for the patient is not available, the institute shall assist the court in locating an alternative placement for the patient.