Iowa Code § 225.23
Collection for treatment
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Current — January 1, 2015
As of January 1, 2012
If the bills for a committed or voluntary private patient are paid by the state, the state psychiatric hospital shall file a certified copy of the claim for the bills with the auditor of the patient’s county of residence. The county of residence shall proceed to collect the claim in the name of the state psychiatric hospital and, when collected, pay the amount collected to the director of the department of administrative services. The hospital shall also, at the same time, forward a duplicate of the claim to the director of the department of administrative services.
If the bills for a committed or voluntary private patient are paid by the state, the state psychiatric hospital shall file a certified copy of the claim for the bills with the department of administrative services. The department shall proceed to collect the claim in the name of the state psychiatric hospital.
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