Voluntary public patient — physician’s or physician assistant’s report.

A physician or a physician assistant who meets the qualifications set forth in the definition of a mental health professional in section 228.1 shall submit a detailed history of the case to an administrative services organization as will be likely to aid in the observation, treatment, and hospital care of the person. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §3966; C39, § 3482.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.12 ] 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §29 ; 2006 Acts, ch 1059, §2 ; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §22 ; 2022 Acts, ch 1066, §25 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §57, 137 Referred to in §225.16 2024 amendment effective July 1, 2025; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §137 Section amended