MS HB1095

Limits county financial responsibility for treating indigent mentally ill patients to agreed-upon fee schedules with treatment facilities or Mississippi Medicaid reimbursement rates, with counties not liable for costs exceeding Medicaid rates.

Prohibits courts from holding indigent or pauper respondents in jail solely based on their indigent status, requiring courts to find other reasonable alternatives unavailable before jail detention.

Applies cost limitations to both pre-hearing detention in licensed medical facilities and post-commitment treatment when state mental health beds or community crisis stabilization beds are unavailable.

Clarifies that county of residence bears costs for commitment proceedings and treatment located in the respondent's home county when state facilities are unavailable.

Takes effect July 1, 2023.