Iowa § 226.6 - 226.6 Duties of superintendent.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 226.6 — 226.6 Duties of superintendent., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 226.6. 226.6 Duties of superintendent.
The superintendent shall: 1. Have the control of the medical, mental, moral, and dietetic treatment of the patients in the superintendent’s custody subject to the approval of the director. 2. Require all subordinate officers and employees to perform their respective duties. 3. Have an official seal with the name of the mental health institute and the word “Iowa” on the seal. The superintendent may affix the seal to all notices, orders of discharge, or other papers required to be given by the superintendent. 4. Keep proper books in which shall be entered all moneys and supplies received on account of any patient and a detailed account of the disposition of all moneys and supplies. [R60, §1430, 1431; C73, §1391, 1393, 1430; C97, §2258, 2294; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3488; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.6] 2023 Acts, ch 19, §474 Referred to in §226.2 Thu Dec 11 19:01:34 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 226.6 (22, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 226.6 ("226.6 Duties of superintendent.") 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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