Iowa Code » Chapter 229 — HOSPITALIZATION OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
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Iowa Code § 229.1A (2026)

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As mental illness is often a continuing condition which is subject to wide and unpredictable changes in condition and fluctuations in reoccurrence and remission, this chapter shall be liberally construed to give recognition to these medical facts. 89 Acts, ch 275, §2

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1999–2017 · leading case: Est. of Mercedes Gottschalk by Coexecutors Richard Gottschalk & Rebecca Rassler v. Pomeroy Dev., Inc. D/B/A Pomeroy Care Ctr. v. State of Iowa, Third-Party on Review From the Iowa Court of Appeal, 893 N.W.2d 579 (Iowa 2017).
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Est. of Mercedes Gottschalk by Coexecutors Richard Gottschalk & Rebecca Rassler v. Pomeroy Dev., Inc. D/B/A Pomeroy Care Ctr. v. State of Iowa, Third-Party on Review From the Iowa Court of Appeal, 893 N.W.2d 579 (Iowa 2017). · cites it 2× “§§ 229.1A, .6, with id. § 229A.1 (“In contrast to persons appropriate for civil commitment under chapter 229, sexually violent predators generally have antisocial personality features that are unamenable to existing mental illness treatment.”
In Re Melodie L., 591 N.W.2d 4 (Iowa 1999). “Our legislature recognizes mental illness as a “continuing condition which is subject to wide and unpredictable changes in condition and fluctuations in reoccurrence and remission_” Id.”
Amended July 3, 2017 Est. of Mercedes Gottschalk by Coexecutors Richard Gottschalk & Rebecca Rassler v. Pomeroy Dev., Inc. D/B/A Pomeroy Care Ctr. v. State of Iowa, Third-Party On Review From, No. 14–1326 (Iowa Apr. 14, 2017). “§§ 229.1A, .6, with id. § 229A.1 (“In contrast to persons appropriate for civil commitment under chapter 229, sexually violent predators generally have antisocial personality features that are unamenable to existing mental illness treatment.”
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