Order of receiving patients
[R60, §1438; C73, §1422; C97, §2286; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3489; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.7] 92 Acts, ch 1241, §69; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §475
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a. Preference in the reception of patients into the mental health institutes shall be exercised in the following order:
- (1) Cases of less duration than one year.
- (2) Chronic cases, where the disease is of more than one-year duration, presenting the most favorable prospect for recovery.
- (3) Those for whom application has been longest on file, other things being equal.
- b. Where cases are equally meritorious in all other respects, the indigent shall have the preference.
- 2. If the district court commits a patient to a state mental health institute and a bed for the patient is not available, the institute shall assist the court in locating an alternative placement for the patient.
[R60, §1438; C73, §1422; C97, §2286; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3489; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.7] 92 Acts, ch 1241, §69; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §475