Iowa Code 226.9 – Custody of patient
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 226.9
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See Iowa Code 249L.2
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. 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
The superintendent, upon the receipt of a duly executed order of admission of a patient into a state mental health institute, pursuant to section 229.13, shall take the patient into custody and restrain the patient as provided by law and the rules of the department, without liability on the part of such superintendent and all other officers of the mental health institute to prosecution of any kind, but no person shall be detained in the mental health institute who is found by the superintendent to be in good mental health.