226.30 - TRANSFER OF DANGEROUS PATIENTS.
226.30 TRANSFER OF DANGEROUS PATIENTS.
When a patient of any hospital for persons with mental illness
becomes incorrigible, and unmanageable to such an extent that the
patient is dangerous to the safety of others in the hospital, the
administrator may apply in writing to the district court or to any
judge thereof, of the county in which the hospital is situated, for
an order to transfer the patient to the Iowa medical and
classification center and if the order is granted the patient shall
be so transferred. The county attorney of the county shall appear in
support of the application on behalf of the administrator. Section History: Early Form
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3512; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
75, 77, 79, 81, § 226.30; 82 Acts, ch 1100, § 6] Section History: Recent Form
96 Acts, ch 1129, § 113
Referred to in § 226.31, 331.756(45)
See also § 218.92