222.91 - DIRECT REFERRAL TO SPECIAL UNIT.
222.91 DIRECT REFERRAL TO SPECIAL UNIT.
In addition to any other manner of referral, admission, or
commitment to the special unit provided for by this chapter, persons
may be referred directly to the special unit by courts, law
enforcement agencies, or state penal or correctional institutions for
services under subsection 2 of section 222.88; but persons so
referred shall not be admitted or committed unless a preadmission
diagnostic evaluation indicates that the person would benefit from
such services, and the admission or commitment of the person to the
special unit would not cause the special unit's patient load to
exceed its capacity. Section History: Early Form
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 222.91]
Referred to in § 222.1, 222.2