The administrator of the department of human services in control of a state institution shall, as to every person committed to any of the institutions, keep the following record: 
 1. Name.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 218.21

  • Department: means the department of human services. See Iowa Code 249L.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Institution: means a birthing hospital. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
 2. Residence.
 3. Sex.
 4. Age.
 5. Nativity.
 6. Occupation.
 7. Civil condition.
 8. Date of entrance or commitment.
 9. Date of discharge.
 10. Whether a discharge was final.
 11. Condition of the person when discharged.
 12. The name of the institutions from which and to which such person has been transferred.
 13. If dead, the date and cause of the person’s death.