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House Journal: Page 1348: Monday, April 21, 1997

Senate File 545, a bill for an act relating to the nonrenewal or
suspension of motor vehicle licenses for failure to pay
indebtedness owed to or being collected by the state in pilot
project counties, and providing an effective date.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
SENATE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
Veenstra of Sioux called up for consideration House File 335, a
bill for an act relating to public health issues under the
purview of the Iowa department of public health, including vital
statistics, the board of nursing examiners, the board of dental
examiners, lead poisoning, the immunization registry, the child
death review team, plumbing provisions and fees, and providing a
penalty and a contingent effective date, amended by the Senate
amendment H-1647 as follows:

H-1647

 1     Amend House File 335, as amended, passed, and
 2   reprinted by the House, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 14 the
 4   following:
 5     "Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  125.83A  PLACEMENT IN
 6   CERTAIN FEDERAL FACILITIES.
 7     If upon completion of the commitment hearing, the
 8   court finds that the contention that the respondent is
 9   a chronic substance abuser has been sustained by clear
10   and convincing evidence, and the court is furnished
11   evidence that the respondent is eligible for care and
12   treatment in a facility operated by the veterans
13   administration or another agency of the United States
14   government and that the facility is willing to receive
15   the respondent, the court may so order.  The
16   respondent, when so placed in a facility operated by
17   the veterans administration or another agency of the
18   United States government within or outside of this
19   state, shall be subject to the rules of the veterans
20   administration or other agency, but shall not lose any
21   procedural rights afforded the respondent by this
22   chapter.  The chief officer of the facility shall
23   have, with respect to the respondent so placed, the
24   same powers and duties as the chief medical officer of
25   a hospital in this state would have in regard to
26   submission of reports to the court, retention of
27   custody, transfer, convalescent leave or discharge.
28   Jurisdiction is retained in the court to maintain
29   surveillance of the respondent's treatment and care,
30   and at any time to inquire into the respondent's
31   condition and the need for continued care and custody.
32     2.  Upon receipt of a certificate stating that a
33   respondent placed under this chapter is eligible for
34   care and treatment in a facility operated by the

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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