In case of emergency disaster, with the infliction of numerous casualties among the civilian population, the mental health institutes may accept sick and wounded persons without commitment or any other formalities.
Iowa Code § 226.40
Emergency patients
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.40] 2023 Acts, ch 19, §494
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