Terms Used In Iowa Code 227.7

  • Department: means the department of human services. See Iowa Code 249L.2
  • Institution: means a birthing hospital. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • 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 such removal, including all expenses of said attendant, shall be certified by the superintendent of the hospital receiving the patient, to the director of the department of administrative services, who shall draw a warrant upon the treasurer of state for said sum, which shall be credited to the support fund of said hospital and charged against the general revenues of the state and collected by the director of the department of administrative services from the county which sent said patient to said institution.