MS HB1598

Amends Section 41-21-67 of Mississippi Code to require that respondents taken into custody in counties with a crisis stabilization unit be transported to that unit for pre-evaluation screening and treatment.

Mandates retention at the crisis stabilization unit after evaluation if an available bed exists at the facility.

Allows jail retention only if the crisis stabilization unit has no available bed and no licensed medical facility or other suitable location is available.

Effective July 1, 2024.