Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-29.4 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Visiting
(1) Visiting hours
will be posted in each facility. The physician may designate exceptions for
special hours on an individual or ward basis. Therapy for the individual will
take precedence over visiting. Visiting will not interfere with the
individual's treatment program or meals.
(2) A visit will be terminated when behavior
on the part of the individual or visitor is disruptive to the individual's
treatment plan.
(3) Visiting on
grounds will be permitted when the individual has a grounds pass.
(4) Visitors wishing to take an individual
off grounds will receive prior approval from the attending physician.
(5) All visitors will obtain a visitor's pass
at the switchboard or another area as designated by the superintendent and
posted. The pass will be given to a ward employee before the visitor is allowed
on the ward.
(6) Persons under 12
years of age shall not visit on the ward.
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The rates for cost of hospitalization are established by the division administrator and shall be available by contacting the business manager of the mental health institute that serves the catchment area in which the individual's county of residence is located.
(1) Individuals requesting voluntary admission without going through the central point of coordination or regional administrator process shall be required to pay the cost of hospitalization in advance. This cost shall be computed at 30 times the last per diem rate and shall be collected weekly in advance upon admission. The weekly amount due shall be determined by dividing the monthly rate by 4.3.
(2) The facility shall bill each county for services provided to individuals chargeable to the county during the preceding calendar quarter as required in Iowa Code section 230.20. In determining the charges for services, direct medical services shall include:
a. X-ray services.
b. Laboratory services.
c. Dental services.
d. Electroconvulsive treatment (ECT).
e. Electrocardiogram (EKG).
f. Basal metabolism rate (BMR).
g. Pharmaceutical services.
h. Physical therapy.
i. Electroencephalograph (EEG).
j. Outside physician and hospital services billed to the mental health institutes.
k. Cytometric services.
l. Outside ambulance services billed to the mental health institutes.
(3) The liability of a person legally liable for support of an individual with mental illness after 120 days of hospitalization shall be standard for one person in the family investment program as established in 441-subrule 41.28(2).