Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 1554

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Title

Description: Mental health; delete provision in civil commitment law that county pays for treatment before admission to state facility.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
2 02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Cummings

Code Section: A 041-0021-0073

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROVISION IN THE CIVIL COMMITMENT STATUTES THAT TREATMENT BEFORE ADMISSION TO A STATE-OPERATED FACILITY SHALL BE LOCATED AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE TO THE PATIENT'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND THE COUNTY OF RESIDENCE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT COST; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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