{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-226.19","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 226.19","heading":"Discharge — certificate.","body":"1. Every patient shall be discharged in accordance with the procedure prescribed in section 229.3 or section 229.16, whichever is applicable, immediately on regaining the patient’s good mental health.\n2. If a patient’s care is the financial responsibility of the state or a county, as part of the patient’s discharge planning the state mental health institute shall provide assistance to the patient in obtaining eligibility for the federal state supplemental security income program.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 226 - STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/226.19.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:05Z","sha256":"4ccac1b9775ee8df92b605a28e3a421feca5b77fad5ea2b1d2cf6d20c56bdb14","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-226.18","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-226.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}