{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-225.24","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 225.24","heading":"Collection of preliminary expense.","body":"Unless a committed private patient or those legally responsible for the patient’s support offer to settle the amount of the claims, the department shall collect, by action if necessary, the amount of all claims for per diem and expenses that have been approved by an administrative services organization and paid by the administrative services organization. Any amount collected shall be credited to the behavioral health fund established in section 225A.7.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 225 - PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/225.24.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:05Z","sha256":"793a53ca3ad1e60c8022067eff2703c129ed5adb0880bfd83840bb2112b4debc","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-225.23","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-225.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}