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MS SB2906
Bill
AI Summary
- Clarifies that chancery court jurisdiction over mental commitment proceedings excludes only persons with pending felony charges, rather than all criminal charges
- Authorizes counties to establish Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs) — community partnerships among law enforcement, community mental health centers, and hospitals — as a more humane alternative to jail confinement for persons posing a substantial likelihood of bodily harm
- Allows trained and certified CIT officers to take individuals into custody and transport them to a designated single point of entry hospital for psychiatric emergency services, with officers shielded from civil and criminal liability when acting in good faith
- Extends the 72-hour emergency psychiatric hold when the chancery clerk's office is closed for longer than 72 hours (e.g., holiday weekends), and permits licensed psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants to hold and evaluate patients at single point of entry facilities
- Authorizes Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Services at designated hospitals with state-licensed extended observation beds, providing treatment for up to 72 hours to stabilize patients locally rather than transferring them to state psychiatric hospitals, and requires the State Board of Mental Health to hold quarterly meetings
Legislative Description
Mental commitment; revise 72-hour hold procedures and authorize Crisis Intervention Teams.
Last Action
Died In Conference
3/27/2010
Full Bill Text
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