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Terms Used In Iowa Code 125.43

  • Department: means the Iowa department of public health. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: means a natural person. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
 Chapter 230 governs the determination of the costs and payment for treatment provided to persons with substance-related disorders in a mental health institute under the department of human services, except that the charges are not a lien on real estate owned by persons legally liable for support of the person with a substance-related disorder and the daily per diem shall be billed at twenty-five percent. The superintendent of a state hospital shall total only those expenditures which can be attributed to the cost of providing inpatient treatment to persons with substance-related disorders for purposes of determining the daily per diem. Section 125.44 governs the determination of who is legally liable for the cost of care, maintenance, and treatment of a person with a substance-related disorder and of the amount for which the person is liable.