Mississippi House Bill 336

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Financial Responsibility Of The Board Of Supervisors For Payment Of Costs Of Treatment Needed By Certain Mentally Ill County Residents Under Order Of Commitment Who Are Indigent To An Agreed Upon Fee Schedule With The Treatment Facility Or, In The Absence Of Such A Fee Schedule, To The Medicaid Reimbursement Rate; To Provide That The Status Of The Respondent In A Commitment Proceeding As An Indigent Shall Not Be Sufficient Grounds To Be Held In Jail; To Amend Section 41-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Involuntary civil commitment; limit county's liability for cost of treatment of indigents.

Rep. Kevin Felsher [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-22	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	21	67	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	21	73	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0336.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0336IN.htm