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House Journal: Page 1209: Tuesday, April 4, 1995

29   that the person is seriously mentally impaired, and
30   because of that impairment is likely to physically
31   injure the person's self or others if not immediately
32   detained, the chief medical officer shall at once
33   communicate with the nearest available magistrate as
34   defined in section 801.4, subsection 10.  The
35   magistrate shall immediately proceed to the facility
36   where the person is detained, except that if the chief
37   medical officer's communication with the magistrate
38   occurs between the hours of midnight and the next
39   succeeding seven o'clock a.m. and the magistrate deems
40   it appropriate under, based upon the circumstances
41   described by the chief medical officer, the magistrate
42   may delay going to the facility and in that case shall
43   give the chief medical officer verbal instructions
44   either directing that the person be released forthwith
45   or authorizing the person's continued detention at
46   that facility.  In the latter case, the magistrate
47   shall:
48     a.  By the close of business on the next working
49   day, file with the clerk a written report stating the
50   substance of the information on the basis of which the

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 1   person's continued detention was ordered; and
 2     b.  Arrive at Proceed to the facility where the
 3   person is being detained not later than eight o'clock
 4   a.m. of the same day on which the chief medical
 5   officer's notification occurs within twenty-four
hours
 6   of giving instructions that the person be detained."
 7     2.  Title page, line 1, by inserting after the
 8   word "criteria" the following:  "and procedures".
Amendment H-3548 was adopted.
Carroll of Poweshiek moved that the bill be read a last time now
and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill
was read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 337)
The ayes were, 95:
Arnold         	Baker          	Bell           	Bernau
Blodgett       	Boddicker      	Boggess        	Brand
Branstad       	Brauns         	Brunkhorst     	Burnett
Carroll        	Cataldo        	Churchill      	Cohoon 
Connors        	Coon                  	Corbett, Spkr.	Cormack
Cornelius      	Daggett        	Dinkla         	Disney
Doderer        	Drake          	Drees          	Eddie
Ertl           	Garman         	Gipp           	Greig
Greiner        	Gries          	Grubbs         	Grundberg
Hahn           	Hammitt        	Hanson         	Harper

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