Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Mental health; delete provision in civil commitment law that county pays for treatment before admission to state facility.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
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.
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