Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
House Bill 121
Mental health commitment laws; authorize certain trained law enforcement officers to hold mentally ill persons for treatment.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO PERSONS IN NEED OF MENTAL TREATMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN TRAINED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO HOLD MENTALLY ILL PERSONS FOR PURPOSE OF EMERGENCY TREATMENT IN A LICENSED MEDICAL FACILITY; TO EXEMPT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR DETAINING A MENTALLY ILL PERSON IN GOOD FAITH; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-4-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY PROGRAMS BY HOSPITALS THAT ARE OPERATED BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR VOLUNTARY AGENCIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 5 to February 2, 2010, 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 5 to Feb 2 · stopped28 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 5 to Feb 2 · stopped28 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 5 – Feb 2
- Jan 5Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 5Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives