Iowa § 225.17 - 225.17 Committed private patient — treatment.
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§ 225.17. 225.17 Committed private patient — treatment.
1. If the judge of the district court finds pursuant to section 225.11 that the respondent is an appropriate subject for placement at the state psychiatric hospital, and that the respondent, or those legally responsible for the respondent, are able to pay the expenses associated with the placement, the judge shall enter an order directing that the respondent shall be sent to the state psychiatric hospital at the state university of Iowa for observation, treatment, and hospital care as a committed private patient. 2. When the respondent arrives at the hospital, the respondent shall receive the same treatment as is provided for committed public patients in section 225.15, in compliance with sections 229.13 through 229.16. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §3971; C39, §3482.17; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.17] 96 Acts, ch 1183, §11; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §33; 2006 Acts, ch 1059, §6; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §26; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §71; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §116; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §61, 137 2024 amendment to subsection 2 effective July 1, 2025; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §137 Subsection 2 amended Thu Dec 11 19:01:18 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 225.17 (28, 2)
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