Title VI, HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)

Implementation of this chapter is subject to availability of funding as determined by the department. 2005 Acts, ch 175, §142 ; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §75

1. a. The general assembly finds that many adults in this state are unable to meet essential requirements to maintain their physical health or to manage essential aspects of their financial resources and are in need of guardianship, conservatorship, or representative payee servic…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Client” means an individual for whom a representative payee is appointed. 2. “Conservator” means conservator as defined in section 633.3 . 3. “Court” means court as defined in section 633.3 . 4. “Department” mea…

1. A state office of public guardian is established within the department to create and administer a statewide network of guardians, conservators, and representative payees who provide guardianship, conservatorship, or representative payee services if other guardians, conservator…

1. The state public guardian shall select persons to provide local public guardianship services, based upon a request for proposals process developed by the department. 2. A local office shall comply with all requirements established for the local office by the department and sha…

1. The court may appoint on its own motion or upon petition of any person, the state office or a local office, to serve as guardian or conservator for any proposed protected person in cases in which the court determines that the proceeding will establish the least restrictive for…

The state office or local office may on its own motion or at the request of the court intervene in a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding if the state office or local office or the court considers the intervention to be justified because of any of the following: 1. An appoi…

1. The court shall only appoint or intervene on its own motion or act upon the petition of any person under section 231E.6 or 231E.7 if such appointment or intervention would comply with staffing ratios established by the department and if sufficient resources are available to th…

Fees received by the state office and by local offices for services provided as the state public guardian or as a local public guardian shall be deposited in the general fund of the state and the amounts received are appropriated to the department for the purposes of administerin…