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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1462

County mental health holding facilities; not required to have initial patient assessment by a psychiatrist.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 15, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-4-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MINIMUM STANDARDS AND SERVICES PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR CERTIFICATION OF COUNTY FACILITIES USED FOR TEMPORARILY HOUSING MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS SHALL NOT REQUIRE THAT THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THOSE PERSONS BE PERFORMED BY A PSYCHIATRIST, UNLESS THERE IS A PSYCHIATRIST AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY AT THE TIME THE ASSESSMENT IS TO BE PERFORMED; TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; 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

February 20 to March 15, 2012, 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 action6 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 15 · stopped24 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 20 to Mar 110 days

County AffairsMar 1 to Mar 65 days

Public Health and Human ServicesMar 6 to Mar 60 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 Feb 20 – Mar 15

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on County Affairs
  2. Mar 1Reported as a committee substitute from PH to CA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 6Reported as a committee substitute from CA to PH in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Mar 13Read the third time in the House
  6. Mar 15Died on the calendar in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Public Health and Human Services;County AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 1DR - TSDPCS: PH To CAHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 6DR - TSDPCS: CA To PHHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 6Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 13Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 15Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives