Iowa Code 229.41 – Voluntary admission
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 229.41
- Administrator: means the administrator of the department of human services assigned, in accordance with section 218. See Iowa Code 229.1
- Department: means the department of human services. See Iowa Code 249L.2
- Hospital: means either a public hospital or a private hospital. See Iowa Code 229.1
- 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
Persons making application pursuant to section 229.2 on their own behalf or on behalf of another person who is under eighteen years of age, if the person whose admission is sought is received for observation and treatment on the application, shall be required to pay the costs of hospitalization at rates established by the administrator. The costs may be collected weekly in advance and shall be payable at the business office of the hospital. The collections shall be remitted to the department of human services monthly to be credited to the general fund of the state.