{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-226.34","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 226.34","heading":"Investigation of death — notice.","body":"1. Upon the death of a patient, the county medical examiner shall conduct a preliminary investigation as required by section 218.64, in accordance with section 331.802.\n2. If a patient in a mental health institute dies from any cause, the superintendent of the institute shall within three days of the date of death, send by certified mail a written notice of death to all of the following:\na. The decedent’s nearest relative.\nb. The clerk of the district court of the county from which the patient was committed.\nc. The sheriff of the county from which the patient was committed.","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/2026/226.34.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:05Z","sha256":"abdd5ac1b3e55d8e9f51a051749a1a003e67069c9eb81bbf2a8bb46cb22a52ac","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-226.33","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-226.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}