Iowa Code 226.8 – Persons with diagnosis of intellectual disability — admission or transfer to state mental health institute
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1. Admission or transfer pursuant to section 222.7 to a state mental health institute of a person with a diagnosis of an intellectual disability, as defined in section 4.1, shall only occur under the following conditions:
a. If all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The person has been determined by the state mental health institute to meet admission criteria for inpatient psychiatric care.
(2) The state mental health institute has determined the person will benefit from psychiatric treatment or from some other specific program available at the state mental health institute.
(3) There is sufficient capacity available at the state mental health institute to support the needs of the person.
b. If determined appropriate for the person at the sole discretion of the director of human services, the administrator, or the director’s or administrator’s designee.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 226.8
- 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
- Intellectual disability: means a diagnosis of intellectual disability or intellectual developmental disorder, global developmental delay, or unspecified intellectual disability or intellectual developmental disorder which diagnosis shall be made only when the onset of the person's condition was during the developmental period and based on an assessment of the person's intellectual functioning and level of adaptive skills. See Iowa Code 4.1
- 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. Charges for the care of any person with a diagnosis of an intellectual disability admitted to a state mental health institute shall be made by the institute in the manner provided by chapter 230, but the liability of any other person to any mental health and disability services region for the cost of care of such person with a diagnosis of an intellectual disability shall be as prescribed by section 222.78.