Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 407
Mental health; authorize Department of Mental Health to establish minimum standards and services for privately-owned providers.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-4-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO CERTIFY, COORDINATE AND ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS AND ESTABLISH MINIMUM REQUIRED SERVICES FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF PRIVATELY-OWNED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WHO ARE NOT A PART OF THE STATE-OPERATED MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY PROVIDERS AND DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM STATE MENTAL HEALTH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MEET MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SERVICES AND SAFETY AS THOSE PROMULGATED FOR REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO PERMANENTLY WAIVE ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, STRUCTURE OR SERVICES OFFERED BY SUCH PRIVATELY-OWNED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS; 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 10 to February 4, 2025, 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 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 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 10 – Feb 4
- Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives