House Journal: Page 1583: Thursday, April 26, 2001
36 order approving hospitalization for appropriate
37 treatment upon consultation with the chief medical
38 officer of the hospital in which the patient is to be
39 hospitalized. If the patient is unwilling to be
40 admitted voluntarily to the hospital, the procedure
41 for determining involuntary hospitalization, as set
42 out in section 229.14, subsection 3 2, paragraph "d",
43 shall be followed.
44 3. When a patient has been placed in a an
45 alternative facility other than a hospital pursuant to
46 a report issued under section 229.14, subsection 4 1,
47 paragraph "d", a report on the patient's condition and
48 prognosis shall be made to the court which placed the
49 patient, at least once every six months, unless the
50 court authorizes annual reports. If an evaluation of
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1 the patient is performed pursuant to section 227.2,
2 subsection 4, a copy of the evaluation report shall be
3 submitted to the court within fifteen days of the
4 evaluation's completion. The court may in its
5 discretion waive the requirement of an additional
6 report between the annual evaluations. If the
7 administrator exercises the authority to remove
8 residents from a county care facility or other county
9 or private institution under section 227.6, the
10 administrator shall promptly notify each court which
11 placed in that facility any resident so removed.
12 Sec. . Section 229.15, subsection 4, Code 2001,
13 is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in
14 lieu thereof the following:
15 4. a. When in the opinion of the chief medical
16 officer the best interest of a patient would be served
17 by a convalescent or limited leave, the chief medical
18 officer may authorize the leave and, if authorized,
19 shall promptly report the leave to the court. When in
20 the opinion of the chief medical officer the best
21 interest of a patient would be served by a transfer to
22 a different hospital for continued full-time custody,
23 care, and treatment, the chief medical officer shall
24 promptly send a report to the court. The court shall
25 act upon the report in accordance with section
26 229.14B.
27 b. This subsection shall not be construed to add
28 to or restrict the authority otherwise provided by law
29 for transfer of patients or residents among various
30 state institutions administered by the department of
31 human services. If a patient is transferred under
32 this subsection, the treatment provider to whom the
33 patient is transferred shall be provided with copies
34 of relevant court orders by the former treatment
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