CHAPTER 88
NOTIFICATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY BY HOSPITAL PRIOR TO DISCHARGE OF A PERSON WITH SERIOUS MENTAL IMPAIRMENT
661—88.1(229) Notification request.
	88.1(1) Scope. Pursuant to 2009 Iowa Code Supplement section 229.22 as amended by 2010 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2352, a hospital or facility is required to notify a law enforcement agency prior to the discharge of a person who was detained and delivered to the hospital by the law enforcement agency because of a serious mental impairment, provided that the law enforcement agency has submitted to the hospital a request for such notification using the form specified in subrule 88.1(2) and that an arrest warrant has been issued for the person or criminal charges are pending against the person.
	88.1(2) Form. A law enforcement agency requesting notification prior to the discharge from a hospital of a person who was delivered by a law enforcement agency to the hospital because of a serious mental impairment shall submit Form DPS-229, published by the department of public safety, to the hospital with all portions of the form completed as designated in the instructions.
[ARC 8942B, IAB 7/28/10, effective 7/1/10]
This rule is intended to implement 2009 Iowa Code Supplement section 229.22 as amended by 2010 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2352.
[Filed Emergency ARC 8942B, IAB 7/28/10, effective 7/1/10]