Iowa § 222.86 - 222.86 Payment for care from fund.
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§ 222.86. 222.86 Payment for care from fund.
If a patient is not receiving medical assistance under chapter 249A and the amount in the account of any patient in the patients’ personal deposit fund exceeds two hundred dollars, the department may apply any amount of the excess to reimburse the state for liability incurred by the state for the payment of care, support, and maintenance of the patient when billed by the state. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §222.86; 81 Acts, ch 11, §15] 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §92, 130; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §439; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §51, 137 2024 amendment effective July 1, 2025; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §137 Section amended Thu Dec 11 19:01:07 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 222.86 (28, 3)
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Section 222.86 ("222.86 Payment for care from fund.") 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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