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LEGISLATIVE GUIDE TO Legislative INVOLUNTARY ... - Iowa
LEGISLATIVE GUIDE TO INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Overview.. 1 II. Introduction.. 1 III. Historical Background.. 2 IV. Constitutional Due Process Limitations.. 3 A. General 3 B. Placement Procedures Following Commitment Order.. 4 V. iowa Statutory Provisions.. 5 A. Application.. 5 B. Order for Evaluation and Treatment.. 5 C. 6 D. Placement Order and Hearing.. 7 E. Immediate Custody and Emergency Detention.. 7 F. Termination of Commitment.. 8 VI. Summary.. 8 LEGISLATIVE Services Agency Note to Reader: Research is conducted by the Legal Services Division of the LEGISLATIVE Services Agency in an objective and nonpartisan manner. Although a LEGISLATIVE GUIDE may identify issues for consideration by the General Assembly, nothing contained in a GUIDE should be interpreted as advocating a particular course of action. The reader is cautioned against using information contained in a LEGISLATIVE GUIDE to draw conclusions as to the legality of a particular behavior or set of circumstances.
Involuntary Hospitalization — Mental Illness 3 1975 Legislative Reform. The Iowa involuntary hospitalization statute of 1975 was enacted to correct a civil commitment process which had become viewed as "largely self-
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