MS HB1049 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 28 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-28 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 28 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-28 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 41-21-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "substantial Likelihood Of Bodily Harm" For The Purposes Of The Commitment Laws For Persons In Need Of Mental Treatment; To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Chancery Clerk May Require That A Person Alleged To Be In Need Of Mental Treatment Be Referred To A Crisis Intervention Team For Appropriate Services Before The Issuance Of A Writ To Take The Person Into Custody; To Provide That The Chancellor May Order That The Respondent Be Retained As An Emergency Patient At Any Licensed Medical Facility For Evaluation; To Provide That If The Community Mental Health Center Serving The County Has Partnered With Crisis Intervention Teams, The Chancellor's Order May Specify That The Licensed Medical Facility Be A Designated Single Point Of Entry Within The County Or Within An Adjacent County Served By The Community Mental Health Center; To Provide That The Seventy-two-hour Period For Holding And Treating A Person In A Licensed Medical Facility Without A Civil Order Or Warrant Shall Be Extended Until The End Of The Next Business Day If The Seventy-two-hour Period Begins Or Ends When The Chancery Clerk's Office Is Closed; To Provide That If A Person Is Being Held And Treated In A Licensed Medical Facility And The Person Decides To Continue Treatment By Voluntarily Signing Consent For Admission And Treatment, The Seventy-two-hour Hold May Be Discontinued Without Filing An Affidavit For Commitment; To Amend Section 41-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Commitment Hearings May Be Held At The Location Where The Respondent Is Being Held; To Create New Sections 41-21-131 Through 41-21-143, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Establishment And Implementation Of Crisis Intervention Teams By Law Enforcement Agencies In Partnership With Community Mental Health Centers And Hospitals; To Provide That Crisis Intervention Teams Shall Operate Within Local Catchment Areas Served By Law Enforcement Agencies; To Provide That One Or More Hospitals Will Serve As A Single Point Of Entry For A Crisis Intervention Team Catchment Area; To Authorize A Hospital Serving As A Single Point Of Entry To Establish A Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Service To Provide Psychiatric Emergency Services To A Person With Mental Illness Or An Impairment Caused By Drugs Or Alcohol; To Provide That Community Mental Health Centers Shall Have Oversight Of Crisis Intervention Teams Operating Within Their Service Areas; To Require That Proposals For Crisis Intervention Teams Shall Include The Necessary Collaborative Agreements Among A Community Mental Health Center, A Law Enforcement Agency And A Hospital That Will Serve As The Single Point Of Entry For The Crisis Intervention Team Catchment Area; To Authorize Certain Trained Law Enforcement Officers To Take Into Custody Persons With Substantial Likelihood Of Bodily Harm For The Purpose Of Emergency Treatment In A Hospital Serving As A Single Point Of Entry; To Exempt Law Enforcement Officers From Civil And Criminal Liability For Detaining A Person With Substantial Likelihood Of Bodily Harm In Good Faith; To Authorize Certain Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners And Psychiatric Physician Assistants To Hold A Patient For Treatment In A Hospital Serving As A Single Point Of Entry; To Exempt Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners And Psychiatric Physician Assistants From Civil And Criminal Liability For Detaining A Mentally Ill Person In Good Faith; To Provide That A Person With Substantial Likelihood Of Bodily Harm Due To Impairment Caused By Drugs Or Alcohol May Be Held At A Single Point Of Entry When There Are No Reasonable Alternatives; To Exempt A Person From Criminal Or Civil Liability When Detaining A Person With Impairment Caused By Drugs Or Alcohol In Good Faith; To Provide For Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Services Operated By A Hospital That Is Serving As The Single Point Of Entry For A Crisis Intervention Team Catchment Area; To Require That Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Services Provide Beds Needed For Extended Treatment And To Require That These Beds Be Licensed By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That A Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Service May Provide Treatment Of A Person With Mental Illness Or A Person With Substantial Likelihood Of Bodily Harm Due To Impairment Caused By Drugs Or Alcohol Up To But Not Exceeding Seventy-two Hours; To Amend Section 41-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Board Of Mental Health Shall Have Quarterly Meetings; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Crisis intervention teams; provide for implementation of to provide mental health services.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2010-03-27 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 120 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-26 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-10 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-10 - House - House Passed (Y: 121 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-26 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-10 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-10 - House - House Passed (Y: 121 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-28 | Approved by Governor | |
| 2010-04-22 | Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 2010-04-21 | Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 2010-03-27 | Motion to Reconsider Tabled | |
| 2010-03-27 | Motion to Reconsider Entered | |
| 2010-03-27 | Conference Report Adopted | |
| 2010-03-26 | Conference Report Adopted | |
| 2010-03-26 | Conference Report Filed | |
| 2010-03-26 | Conference Report Filed | |
| 2010-03-22 | Conferees Named Bryan,Burton,Frazier | |
| 2010-03-17 | Conferees Named Holland,Barker,Clark | |
| 2010-03-16 | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf | |
| 2010-03-12 | Returned For Concurrence | |
| 2010-03-10 | Passed As Amended | |
| 2010-03-10 | Amended | |
| 2010-03-02 | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 2010-02-15 | Referred To Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2010-02-11 | Transmitted To Senate | |
| 2010-02-10 | Passed | |
| 2010-01-28 | Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 2010-01-18 | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
