Iowa § 222.12 - 222.12 Deaths investigated.
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§ 222.12. 222.12 Deaths investigated.
1. Upon the death of a patient of a resource center, a preliminary investigation of the death shall be conducted as required by section 218.64 by the county medical examiner as provided in section 331.802. Such a preliminary investigation shall also be conducted in the event of a sudden or mysterious death of a patient in a private institution for persons with an intellectual disability. The chief administrative officer of any private institution may request an investigation of the death of any patient by the county medical examiner. 2. The parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the admission of a patient to a private institution for persons with an intellectual disability may also request such a preliminary investigation by the county medical examiner in the event of the death of the patient that is not sudden or mysterious. The person or persons making the request are liable for the expense of such preliminary investigation and payment for the expense may be required in advance. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3447; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §222.37; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §222.12] 96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51; 2008 Acts, ch 1187, §135; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §27; 2013 Acts, ch 130, §18, 35; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §6; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §67; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §38, 137, 173, 180 2024 strike of subsection 2 effective July 1, 2025; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §137 Subsection 2 stricken and former subsection 3 renumbered as 2 Thu Dec 11 19:00:30 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 222.12 (31, 4)
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