House Journal: Page 1586: Thursday, April 26, 2001
33 read as follows:
34 225.27 DISCHARGE - TRANSFER.
35 The state psychiatric hospital may, at any time,
36 discharge any patient as recovered, as improved, or as
37 not likely to be benefited by further treatment. If
38 the patient being so discharged was involuntarily
39 hospitalized, the hospital shall notify the committing
40 judge or court thereof of the discharge as required by
41 section 229.14, subsection 3 or section 229.16,
42 whichever is applicable. Upon receiving the
43 notification, the court shall issue an order
44 confirming the patient's discharge from the hospital
45 or from care and custody, as the case may be, and
46 shall terminate the proceedings pursuant to which the
47 order was issued. The court or judge shall, if
48 necessary, appoint some a person to accompany the
49 discharged patient from the state psychiatric hospital
50 to such place as the hospital or the court may
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1 designate, or authorize the hospital to appoint such
2 attendant.
3 Sec. . Section 226.26, Code 2001, is amended to
4 read as follows:
5 226.26 DANGEROUS PATIENTS.
6 The administrator, on the recommendation of the
7 superintendent, and on the application of the
8 relatives or friends of a patient who is not cured and
9 who cannot be safely allowed to go at liberty, may
10 release such the patient when fully satisfied that
11 such the relatives or friends will provide and
12 maintain all necessary supervision, care, and
13 restraint over such the patient. If the patient being
14 so released was involuntarily hospitalized, the
15 consent of the district court which ordered the
16 patient's hospitalization placement shall be obtained
17 in advance in substantially the manner prescribed by
18 section 229.14, subsection 3.
19 Sec. . Section 226.33, Code 2001, is amended to
20 read as follows:
21 226.33 NOTICE TO COURT.
22 When a patient who was hospitalized involuntarily
23 and who has not fully recovered is discharged from the
24 hospital by the administrator under section 226.32,
25 notice of the order shall at once be sent to the court
26 which ordered the patient's hospitalization, in the
27 manner prescribed by section 229.14, subsection 4.
28 Sec. . Section 227.11, Code 2001, is amended to
29 read as follows:
30 227.11 TRANSFERS FROM STATE HOSPITALS.
31 a county chargeable with the expense of a patient
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