Iowa Code 230.32 – Support of nonresident patients on leave
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 230.32
- mental health institute: means a mental health institute designated in section 226. See Iowa Code 230.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
The cost of support of patients without residence in this state, who are placed on convalescent leave or removed from a state mental health institute to any health care facility licensed under chapter 135C for rehabilitation purposes, shall be paid from the state mental health institute support fund and shall be charged on abstract in the same manner as state inpatients, until such time as the patient becomes self-supporting or qualifies for support under existing statutes.