Iowa Code § 230.11
Recovery of costs from state
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Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2017
Costs and expenses attending the taking into custody, care, and investigation of a person who has been admitted or committed to a state hospital, United States department of veterans affairs hospital, or other agency of the United States government, for persons with mental illness and who has no residence in this state or whose residence is unknown, including cost of commitment, if any, shall be paid as a state case as approved by the administrator. The amount of the costs and expenses approved by the administrator is appropriated to the department from any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. Payment shall be made by the department on itemized vouchers executed by the auditor of the county which has paid them, and approved by the administrator.
Costs and expenses for the taking into custody, care, and investigation of a person who has been admitted or committed to a state mental health institute, United States department of veterans affairs hospital, or other agency of the United States government, for persons with mental illness and who has no residence in this state or whose residence is unknown, including cost of commitment, if any, shall be paid as approved by the department. The amount of the costs and expenses approved by the department is appropriated to the department from any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated.
96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2009 Acts, ch 26, §13; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §115, 130; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §48; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §73
96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2009 Acts, ch 26, §13; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §115, 130; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §48; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §73; 2018 Acts, ch 1137, §7; 2018 Acts, ch 1165, §73; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §558; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §93, 137
Appropriation limited for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 1993; see §8.59
2024 amendment effective July 1, 2025; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §137
Section amended
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