Iowa Code § 230.3

If a person’s county of residence is determined by the county’s central point of coordination process* to be in another county of this state, the county making the determination shall certify the determination to the superintendent of the hospital to which the person is admitted or committed. The certification shall be accompanied by a copy of the evidence supporting the determination. Upon receiving the certification, the superintendent shall charge the expenses already incurred and unadjusted, and all future expenses of the person, to the county determined to be the county of residence.

*Section 331.440, implementing the central point of coordination process, is repealed; corrective legislation is pending