222.59 - ALTERNATIVE TO STATE RESOURCE CENTER PLACEMENT.
222.59 ALTERNATIVE TO STATE RESOURCE CENTER
PLACEMENT.
1. Upon receiving a request from an authorized requester, the
superintendent of a state resource center shall coordinate with the
central point of coordination process in assisting the requester in
identifying available community-based services as an alternative to
continued placement of a patient in the state resource center. For
the purposes of this section, "authorized requester" means the
parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor patient, the guardian of an
adult patient, or an adult patient who does not have a guardian. The
assistance shall identify alternatives to continued placement which
are appropriate to the patient's needs and shall include but are not
limited to any of the following:
a. Providing information on currently available services that
are an alternative to residence in the state resource center.
b. Referring the patient to an appropriate case management
agency or other provider of service.
2. If a patient was admitted pursuant to section 222.13 or
section 222.13A and the patient wishes to be placed outside of the
state resource center, the discharge for the placement shall be made
in accordance with the provisions of section 222.15.
3. If a patient was involuntarily committed, a petition for
approval of a proposed placement outside the state resource center
shall be filed, by the authorized requester or the superintendent of
the state resource center where the patient is placed, with the court
which made the commitment with either of the following
recommendations for the court's consideration:
a. That the patient's commitment is no longer necessary and
should be discontinued.
b. That the patient's commitment is still appropriate but the
patient should be transferred to another public or private facility
in accordance with the provisions of section 222.31, subsection 1,
paragraph "a". Section History: Early Form