Iowa Code § 225.12
A physician or a physician assistant who meets the qualifications set forth in the definition of a mental health professional in section 228.1 filing information under section 225.10 shall include a written report to the regional administrator for the county of residence of the person named in the information, giving a history of the case as will be likely to aid in the observation, treatment, and hospital care of the person and describing the history in detail.
For future amendment to this section, effective July 1, 2025, see 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §57, 137
[C24, 27, 31, 35, §3966; C39, §3482.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.12] 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §29; 2006 Acts, ch 1059, §2; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §22; 2022 Acts, ch 1066, §25