Iowa Code § 226.6
Duties of superintendent
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2012
The superintendent shall:
The superintendent shall:
1. Have the control of the medical, mental, moral, and dietetic treatment of the patients in the superintendent’s custody subject to the approval of the administrator.
1. Have the control of the medical, mental, moral, and dietetic treatment of the patients in the superintendent’s custody subject to the approval of the director.
2. Require all subordinate officers and employees to perform their respective duties.
2. Require all subordinate officers and employees to perform their respective duties.
3. Have an official seal with the name of the hospital and the word “Iowa” thereon and affix the same to all notices, orders of discharge, or other papers required to be given by the superintendent.
3. Have an official seal with the name of the mental health institute and the word “Iowa” on the seal. The superintendent may affix the seal to all notices, orders of discharge, or other papers required to be given by the superintendent.
4. Keep proper books in which shall be entered all moneys and supplies received on account of any patient and a detailed account of the disposition of the same.
4. Keep proper books in which shall be entered all moneys and supplies received on account of any patient and a detailed account of the disposition of all moneys and supplies.
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