l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 896

Mental health; create pilot program in Hinds County for single point of entry for persons detained by law enforcement.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM PILOT PROGRAM IN HINDS COUNTY IN WHICH THERE WILL BE A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY FOR THE ASSESSMENT, TRIAGE AND STABILIZATION OF PERSONS IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WHO ARE DETAINED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF MENTAL HEALTH SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM AND FOR THE TRAINING OF CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGION 9 MENTAL HEALTH/MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER SHALL CONTRACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, ST. DOMINIC HOSPITAL AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER UNDER WHICH ONE OF THE FACILITIES WILL BE DESIGNATED AS THE SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO BRING PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OTHER TWO FACILITIES WILL ASSIST THE SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY FACILITY IN PROVIDING TEMPORARY TREATMENT SERVICES AS NECESSARY UNTIL THE PERSON RECEIVES MEDICAL CLEARANCE FOR TRANSFER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives