Iowa § 229.3 - 229.3 Discharge of voluntary patients.
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§ 229.3. 229.3 Discharge of voluntary patients.
Any voluntary patient who has recovered, or whose hospitalization the chief medical officer of the hospital determines is no longer advisable, shall be discharged. Any voluntary patient may be discharged if to do so would in the judgment of the chief medical officer contribute to the most effective use of the hospital in the care and treatment of that patient and of other persons with mental illness. [C77, 79, 81, §229.3] 96 Acts, ch 1129, §113 Referred to in §226.19 Thu Dec 11 19:02:32 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 229.3 (20, 0)
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Section 229.3 ("229.3 Discharge of voluntary 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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