125.86 - PERIODIC REPORTS REQUIRED.
125.86 PERIODIC REPORTS REQUIRED.
1. No more than thirty days after entry of a court order for
commitment to a facility under section 125.84, subsection 2, and
thereafter at successive intervals not to exceed ninety days for as
long as involuntary commitment of the respondent continues, the
administrator of the facility shall report to the court which entered
the order. The report shall be submitted in the manner required by
section 125.84, shall state whether in the opinion of the chief
medical officer the respondent's condition has improved, remains
unchanged, or has deteriorated, and shall indicate the further length
of time the respondent will be required to remain at the facility.
2. No more than sixty days after entry of a court order for
treatment of a respondent under section 125.84, subsection 3, and
thereafter at successive intervals not to exceed ninety days for as
long as involuntary treatment continues, the administrator of the
facility or the psychiatrist or psychiatric advanced registered nurse
practitioner treating the patient shall report to the court which
entered the order. The report shall be submitted in the manner
required by section 125.84, shall state whether in the opinion of the
chief medical officer or the psychiatrist or psychiatric advanced
registered nurse practitioner the respondent's condition has
improved, remains unchanged, or has deteriorated, and shall indicate
the further length of time the respondent will require treatment by
the facility. If the respondent fails or refuses to submit to
treatment as ordered by the court, the administrator of the facility
shall at once notify the court, which shall order the respondent
committed for treatment as provided by section 125.84, subsection 3,
unless the court finds that the failure or refusal was with good
cause, and that the respondent is willing to receive treatment as
provided in the court's order, or in a revised order if the court
sees fit to enter one. If the administrator of the facility reports
to the court that the respondent requires full-time custody, care,
and treatment in a facility, and the respondent is willing to be
admitted voluntarily to the facility for these purposes, the court
may enter an order approving the placement upon consultation with the
administrator of the facility in which the respondent is to be
placed. If the respondent is unwilling to be admitted voluntarily to
the facility, the procedure for determining involuntary commitment,
as provided in section 125.84, subsection 3, shall be followed.
3. a. A psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner
treating a respondent previously committed under this chapter may
complete periodic reports pursuant to this section on the respondent
if the respondent has been recommended for treatment on an outpatient
or other appropriate basis pursuant to section 125.84, subsection 3,
and if a psychiatrist licensed pursuant to chapter 148 personally
evaluates the respondent on at least an annual basis.
b. An advanced registered nurse practitioner who is not
certified as a psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner but
who meets the qualifications set forth in the definition of a mental
health professional in section 228.1 on July 1, 2008, may complete
periodic reports pursuant to paragraph "a". Section tory: Early Form
[82 Acts, ch 1212, § 14] Section History: Recent Form
2008 Acts, ch 1082, §2, 3; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §29
Referred to in § 125.83A, 229.21, 321J.3, 462A.14