Iowa § 225.22 - 225.22 Liability of private patients — payment.
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§ 225.22. 225.22 Liability of private patients — payment.
Every committed private patient, if the patient has an estate sufficient for that purpose, or if those legally responsible for the patient’s support are financially able, shall be liable to the state for all expenses paid by the state on behalf of such patient. All bills for the care, nursing, observation, treatment, medicine, and maintenance of such patients shall be paid by the director of the department of administrative services in the same manner as those of committed and voluntary public patients as provided in this chapter, unless the patient or those legally responsible for the patient make such settlement with the state psychiatric hospital. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §3978; C39, §3482.22; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.22] 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §63, 137 Referred to in §225.14 2024 amendment effective July 1, 2025; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §137 Section amended Thu Dec 11 19:01:20 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 225.22 (21, 2)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 225.22 ("225.22 Liability of private patients — payment.") 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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