House Journal: Page 1585: Thursday, April 26, 2001
34 whom the magistrate or judicial hospitalization
35 referee has held a placement hearing and has entered a
36 placement order may appeal the order to a judge of the
37 district court. The request for appeal must be given
38 to the clerk in writing within ten days of the entry
39 of the magistrate's or referee's order. The request
40 for appeal shall be signed by the respondent, or the
41 respondent's next friend, guardian, or attorney.
42 Sec. . Section 229.28, Code 2001, is amended to
43 read as follows:
44 229.28 HOSPITALIZATION IN CERTAIN FEDERAL
45 FACILITIES.
46 When a court finds that the contention that a
47 respondent is seriously mentally impaired has been
48 sustained or proposes to order continued
49 hospitalization of any person, or an alternative
50 placement, as described under section 229.14,
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1 subsection 2 or 4 1, paragraph "b" or "d", and the
2 court is furnished evidence that the respondent or
3 patient is eligible for care and treatment in a
4 facility operated by the veterans administration or
5 another agency of the United States government and
6 that the facility is willing to receive the respondent
7 or patient, the court may so order. The respondent or
8 patient, when so hospitalized or placed in a facility
9 operated by the veterans administration or another
10 agency of the United States government within or
11 outside of this state, shall be subject to the rules
12 of the veterans administration or other agency, but
13 shall not thereby lose any procedural rights afforded
14 the respondent or patient by this chapter. The chief
15 officer of the facility shall have, with respect to
16 the person so hospitalized or placed, the same powers
17 and duties as the chief medical officer of a hospital
18 in this state would have in regard to submission of
19 reports to the court, retention of custody, transfer,
20 convalescent leave or discharge. Jurisdiction is
21 retained in the court to maintain surveillance of the
22 person's treatment and care, and at any time to
23 inquire into that person's mental condition and the
24 need for continued hospitalization or care and
25 custody.
26 Sec. . CODIFICATION. The Code editor shall
27 transfer section 229.14A, Code 2001, as amended by
28 this Act to section 229.14B, and shall codify section
29 229.14B, as enacted by this Act, as section 229.14A.
30 DIVISION ___
31 RELATED PROVISIONS
32 Sec. . Section 225.27, Code 2001, is amended to
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