Terms Used In Iowa Code 229.34

  • Chief medical officer: means the medical director in charge of a public or private hospital, or that individual's physician-designee. See Iowa Code 229.1
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the district court. See Iowa Code 229.1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Court: shall mean and include any court upon which jurisdiction has been conferred to determine the liability of persons for the support of dependents. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • Hospital: means either a public hospital or a private hospital. See Iowa Code 229.1
 The finding and order of the judge, with the report and other papers, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court where the complaint was filed. Said clerk shall enter a memorandum thereof on the appropriate record, and forthwith notify the chief medical officer of the hospital of the finding and order of the judge, and the chief medical officer shall carry out the order.