The superintendent or the district director, as applicable, shall within three days of the commitment or entrance of a person at the institution notify the director if there is any question as to the propriety of the commitment or detention of any person received at the institution, and the director upon notification shall inquire into the matter presented, and take appropriate action.
Iowa Code § 904.502
83 Acts, ch 96, §25, 159 85 Acts, ch 21, §54