Iowa § 226.7 - 226.7 Order of receiving patients.
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§ 226.7. 226.7 Order of receiving patients.
1. a. Preference in the reception of patients into the mental health institutes shall be exercised in the following order: (1) Cases of less duration than one year. (2) Chronic cases, where the disease is of more than one-year duration, presenting the most favorable prospect for recovery. (3) Those for whom application has been longest on file, other things being equal. b. Where cases are equally meritorious in all other respects, the indigent shall have the preference. 2. If the district court commits a patient to a state mental health institute and a bed for the patient is not available, the institute shall assist the court in locating an alternative placement for the patient. [R60, §1438; C73, §1422; C97, §2286; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3489; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.7] 92 Acts, ch 1241, §69; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §475 Thu Dec 11 19:01:39 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 226.7 (22, 0)
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Section 226.7 ("226.7 Order of receiving patients.") 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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