House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
HEDDENS
and
HEATON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
reports
filed
with
the
court
by
mental
1
health
advocates
for
persons
with
mental
health
disorders.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
229.19,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
1
subparagraph
(6),
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(6)
To
file
with
the
court
quarterly
reports,
and
additional
3
reports
as
the
advocate
feels
necessary
or
as
required
by
the
4
court,
in
a
form
prescribed
by
the
court.
The
reports
shall
5
state
what
actions
the
advocate
has
taken
with
respect
to
each
6
patient
and
the
amount
of
time
spent.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
Under
current
law,
a
mental
health
advocate
is
required
to
11
file
quarterly
reports
with
the
court
and
additional
reports
12
as
the
advocate
feels
necessary.
A
mental
health
advocate
is
13
appointed
by
the
county
board
of
supervisors
in
each
county
to
14
represent
the
interests
of
a
patient
involuntarily
hospitalized
15
under
Code
chapter
229.
16
This
bill
amends
current
law
to
require
a
mental
health
17
advocate
to
file
reports
only
when
the
advocate
feels
a
report
18
is
necessary
or
a
report
is
required
by
the
court.
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