Effective - 28 Aug 2011
633.155. Admission for respite care for limited time only. — 1. The division may provide or obtain respite care for an intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled person for respite care of up to twenty-one days which may be extended up to an additional twenty-one days for good cause shown. Any additional respite care beyond forty-two days within a one-year period shall be expressly approved by the director of the division.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 633.120 and section 475.120, a regional center may admit an intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled person who has been declared legally incapacitated for respite care without a court order authorizing the guardian of such person to obtain such care of up to twenty-one days for good cause shown.
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(L. 1980 H.B. 1724, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383, A.L. 2011 H.B. 555 merged with H.B. 648)