Iowa § 225.24 - 225.24 Collection of preliminary expense.
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§ 225.24. 225.24 Collection of preliminary expense.
Unless a committed private patient or those legally responsible for the patient’s support offer to settle the amount of the claims, the department shall collect, by action if necessary, the amount of all claims for per diem and expenses that have been approved by an administrative services organization and paid by the administrative services organization. Any amount collected shall be credited to the behavioral health fund established in section 225A.7. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §3980; C39, §3482.24; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.24] 2006 Acts, ch 1059, §11; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §30; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §39; 2021 Acts, ch 177, §81, 108; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §64, 137 Referred to in §225.35, 331.502 2024 amendment effective July 1, 2025; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §137 Section amended Thu Dec 11 19:01:21 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 225.24 (25, 2)
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Section 225.24 ("225.24 Collection of preliminary expense.") 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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