Mississippi House Bill 1462 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 15 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-15 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

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.

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

Rep. Sam Mims [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-15		Died On Calendar
2012-03-13		Read the Third Time
2012-03-06		Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2012-03-06		DR - TSDPCS: CA To PH
2012-03-01		DR - TSDPCS: PH To CA
2012-02-20		Referred To Public Health and Human Services;County Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB1462.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1462IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1462CS.htm