House Journal: Page 1578: Thursday, April 26, 2001
41 requested, the chief medical officer is guilty of
42 contempt and shall be punished under chapter 665. The
43 court shall order a rehearing on the application to
44 determine whether the respondent should continue to be
45 held detained at or placed under the care of the
46 facility.
47 6. If, after placement and admission of a
48 respondent in or under the care of a hospital or other
49 suitable facility for inpatient treatment, the
50 respondent departs from the hospital or facility or
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1 fails to appear for treatment as ordered without prior
2 proper authorization from the chief medical officer,
3 upon receipt of notification of the respondent's
4 departure or failure to appear by the chief medical
5 officer, a peace officer of the state shall without
6 further order of the court exercise all due diligence
7 to take the respondent into protective custody and
8 return the respondent to the hospital or facility.
9 Sec. . Section 229.14, Code 2001, is amended to
10 read as follows:
11 229.14 CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT.
12 1. The chief medical officer's report to the court
13 on the psychiatric evaluation of the respondent shall
14 be made not later than the expiration of the time
15 specified in section 229.13. At least two copies of
16 the report shall be filed with the clerk, who shall
17 dispose of them in the manner prescribed by section
18 229.10, subsection 2. The report shall state one of
19 the four following alternative findings:
20 1. a. That the respondent does not, as of the date
21 of the report, require further treatment for serious
22 mental impairment. If the report so states, the court
23 shall order the respondent's immediate release from
24 involuntary hospitalization and terminate the
25 proceedings.
26 2. b. That the respondent is seriously mentally
27 impaired and in need of full-time custody, care and
28 inpatient treatment in a hospital, and is considered
29 likely to benefit from treatment. If the report so
30 states, the court shall enter an order which may
31 require the respondent's continued hospitalization for
32 appropriate treatment. The report shall include the
33 chief medical officer's recommendation for further
34 treatment.
35 3. c. That the respondent is seriously mentally
36 impaired and in need of treatment, but does not
37 require full-time hospitalization. If the report so
38 states, it shall include the chief medical officer's
39 recommendation for treatment of the respondent on an
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