Iowa § 225.27 - 225.27 Discharge — transfer.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 225.27 — 225.27 Discharge — transfer., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 225.27. 225.27 Discharge — transfer.
The state psychiatric hospital may, at any time, discharge any patient as recovered, as improved, or as not likely to be benefited by further treatment. If the patient being so discharged was involuntarily hospitalized, the hospital shall notify the committing judge or court of the discharge as required by section 229.14 or section 229.16, as applicable. Upon receiving the notification, the court shall issue an order confirming the patient’s discharge from the hospital or from care and custody, as the case may be, and shall terminate the proceedings pursuant to which the order was issued. The court or judge shall, if necessary, appoint a person to accompany the discharged patient from the state psychiatric hospital to such place as the hospital or the court may designate, or authorize the hospital to appoint such attendant. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §3983; C39, §3482.27; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.27] 2001 Acts, ch 155, §41; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §31; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §65, 137 2024 amendment effective July 1, 2025; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §137 Section amended Thu Dec 11 19:01:23 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 225.27 (22, 2)
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What does Iowa Code § 225.27 cover?
Section 225.27 ("225.27 Discharge — transfer.") 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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