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        225.15  EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT.
         When a respondent arrives at the state psychiatric hospital, the
      admitting physician shall examine the respondent and determine
      whether or not, in the physician's judgment, the respondent is a fit
      subject for observation, treatment, and hospital care.  If, upon
      examination, the physician decides that the respondent should be
      admitted to the hospital, the respondent shall be provided a proper
      bed in the hospital; and the physician who has charge of the
      respondent shall proceed with observation, medical treatment, and
      hospital care as in the physician's judgment are proper and
      necessary, in compliance with sections 229.13 to 229.16.
         A proper and competent nurse shall also be assigned to look after
      and care for the respondent during observation, treatment, and care.
      Observation, treatment, and hospital care under this section which
      are payable in whole or in part by a county shall only be provided as
      determined through the central point of coordination process.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C24, 27, 31, 35, § 3969; C39, § 3482.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62,
      66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 225.15] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         96 Acts, ch 1183, § 10; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §33
         Referred to in § 225.16, 225.17

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Statutes > Iowa > Title-6 > Subtitle-3 > Chapter-225 > 225-15

        225.15  EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT.
         When a respondent arrives at the state psychiatric hospital, the
      admitting physician shall examine the respondent and determine
      whether or not, in the physician's judgment, the respondent is a fit
      subject for observation, treatment, and hospital care.  If, upon
      examination, the physician decides that the respondent should be
      admitted to the hospital, the respondent shall be provided a proper
      bed in the hospital; and the physician who has charge of the
      respondent shall proceed with observation, medical treatment, and
      hospital care as in the physician's judgment are proper and
      necessary, in compliance with sections 229.13 to 229.16.
         A proper and competent nurse shall also be assigned to look after
      and care for the respondent during observation, treatment, and care.
      Observation, treatment, and hospital care under this section which
      are payable in whole or in part by a county shall only be provided as
      determined through the central point of coordination process.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C24, 27, 31, 35, § 3969; C39, § 3482.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62,
      66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 225.15] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         96 Acts, ch 1183, § 10; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §33
         Referred to in § 225.16, 225.17

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Iowa > Title-6 > Subtitle-3 > Chapter-225 > 225-15

        225.15  EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT.
         When a respondent arrives at the state psychiatric hospital, the
      admitting physician shall examine the respondent and determine
      whether or not, in the physician's judgment, the respondent is a fit
      subject for observation, treatment, and hospital care.  If, upon
      examination, the physician decides that the respondent should be
      admitted to the hospital, the respondent shall be provided a proper
      bed in the hospital; and the physician who has charge of the
      respondent shall proceed with observation, medical treatment, and
      hospital care as in the physician's judgment are proper and
      necessary, in compliance with sections 229.13 to 229.16.
         A proper and competent nurse shall also be assigned to look after
      and care for the respondent during observation, treatment, and care.
      Observation, treatment, and hospital care under this section which
      are payable in whole or in part by a county shall only be provided as
      determined through the central point of coordination process.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C24, 27, 31, 35, § 3969; C39, § 3482.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62,
      66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 225.15] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         96 Acts, ch 1183, § 10; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §33
         Referred to in § 225.16, 225.17