Senate File 2190 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY WARNSTADT Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the filing of an examining physician's report 2 prior to involuntary hospitalization hearings for chronic 3 substance abusers and mentally ill persons. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5769XS 82 6 rh/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 125.80, subsection 2, Code 2007, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. A written report of the examination by a 1 4 court=designated physician shall be filed with the clerk at 1 5 least twenty=four hours prior to the hearing date. A written 1 6 report of an examination by a physician chosen by the 1 7 respondent may be similarly filed. The clerk shall 1 8 immediately: 1 9 a. Cause a report to be shown to the judge who issued the 1 10 order. 1 11 b. Cause the respondent and the respondent's attorney to 1 12 receivea copycopies of the report of a court=designated 1 13 physician. 1 14 Sec. 2. Section 229.10, subsection 2, Code 2007, is 1 15 amended to read as follows: 1 16 2. A written report of the examination by the 1 17 court=designated physician or physicians shall be filed with 1 18 the clerk at least twenty=four hours prior to the time set for 1 19 hearing. A written report of any examination by a physician 1 20 chosen by the respondent may be similarly filed. The clerk 1 21 shall immediately: 1 22 a. Cause the report or reports to be shown to the judge 1 23 who issued the order; and 1 24 b. Cause the respondent and the respondent's attorney to 1 25 receivea copycopies of the report of the court=designated 1 26 physician or physicians. 1 27 EXPLANATION 1 28 This bill relates to the filing of an examining physician's 1 29 report prior to involuntary hospitalization hearings for 1 30 chronic substance abusers and mentally ill persons. 1 31 Under current law, after an application for involuntary 1 32 hospitalization is filed under either Code chapter 125 1 33 (relating to chronic substance abusers) or Code chapter 229 1 34 (relating to mentally ill persons) a licensed physician or 1 35 physicians must examine the respondent prior to the 2 1 hospitalization hearing and must submit a written report or 2 2 reports on the examination to the clerk of court prior to the 2 3 hospitalization hearing. 2 4 The bill specifies that the physician's written report 2 5 shall be filed with the clerk of court at least 24 hours prior 2 6 to the hospitalization hearing and the clerk of court shall 2 7 immediately send copies of the report to the respondent and 2 8 the respondent's attorney. 2 9 LSB 5769XS 82 2 10 rh/nh/5