Discharge — certificate.

1. Every patient shall be discharged in accordance with the procedure prescribed in section 229.3 or section 229.16 , whichever is applicable, immediately on regaining the patient’s good mental health. 2. If a patient’s care is the financial responsibility of the state or a county, as part of the patient’s discharge planning the state mental health institute shall provide assistance to the patient in obtaining eligibility for the federal state supplemental security income program. [R60, §1485; C73, §1424; C97, §2288; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3501; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.19 ] 2005 Acts, ch 175, §97 ; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §68