Iowa § 222.7 - 222.7 Transfers.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 222.7 — 222.7 Transfers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 222.7. 222.7 Transfers.
The department may transfer patients from one state resource center to the other and may at any time transfer patients from the resource centers to the hospitals for persons with mental illness. The department may also transfer patients from a hospital for persons with mental illness to a resource center if consent is given or obtained as follows: 1. In the case of a patient who entered the hospital for persons with mental illness voluntarily, consent is given in advance by the patient or, if the patient is a minor or is incompetent, the person responsible for the patient. 2. In the case of a patient hospitalized pursuant to sections 229.6 through 229.15, the consent of the court which hospitalized the patient is obtained in advance, rather than afterward as otherwise permitted by section 229.15, subsection 4. [SS15, §2727-a96; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3456, 3472, 3477; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §222.46, 223.8, 223.11; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §222.7] 83 Acts, ch 96, §71, 159; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §79; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §424; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §170, 180 Referred to in §226.8 Thu Dec 11 19:00:28 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 222.7 (24, 1)
Frequently Asked Questions About Iowa § 222.7
What does Iowa Code § 222.7 cover?
Section 222.7 ("222.7 Transfers.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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How does Iowa § 222.7 apply to my situation?
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