# Iowa Code § 218.4: Recommendation for rules

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.4

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 218.4
- **Heading:** Recommendation for rules
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 218 / Section 218.4

## Text

(1) The department shall adopt rules not inconsistent with law as necessary for the management of the institutions and the admission, treatment, care, custody, education and discharge of residents. It is the duty of the department to establish rules by which danger to life and property from fire will be minimized. The department may require any appointees to perform duties in addition to those required by statute.

(2) Rules adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A shall be uniform and shall apply to all institutions under the department’s jurisdiction. The primary rules for use in institutions where persons with mental illness are served shall, unless otherwise indicated, uniformly apply to county or private hospitals in which persons with mental illness are served, but the rules shall not interfere with proper medical treatment administered to such persons by competent physicians. Annually, signed copies of the rules shall be sent to the superintendent of each institution. Copies shall also be sent to the clerk of each district court, the chairperson of the board of supervisors of each county and, as appropriate, to the officer in charge of institutions or hospitals caring for persons with mental illness in each county who shall be responsible for seeing that the rules are posted in each institution or hospital in a prominent place. The rules shall be kept current to meet the public need and shall be revised and published annually.

(3) The department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall cause to be made an annual inspection of all the institutions and shall provide a written report of each inspection to the department.

[S13, §2727-a30, -a48, 5718-a3; SS15, §2727-a50, -a96; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3290; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.4]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159, 160; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §30; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §4; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §57; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §358, 1639; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §407

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 218.1 Institutions controlled.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.2 Powers of governor report of abuses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.4 Recommendation for rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.5 Fire protection contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.6 Transfer of appropriations made to institutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.9 Appointment of superintendents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.10 Subordinate officers and employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.11 Interagency case information service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.12 Bonds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.12.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.13 Record checks.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.13.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.14 Dwelling of superintendent or other employee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.14.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.15 Salaries how paid.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.15.md)
- [Iowa Code § 218.17 Authorized leave.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C218_S218.17.md)

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