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MS HB570
Bill
Status
3/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sam Creekmore
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AI Summary
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Requires governmental bodies employing or contracting full-time EMTs, paramedics, emergency medical responders (EMRs), or 911 dispatchers certified by the State Department of Health to provide Mental Health First Aid training to all such personnel.
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Requires governmental entities employing or contracting full-time firefighters certified by the Mississippi Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification Board to provide Mental Health First Aid training to all such personnel.
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Mental Health First Aid training must be evidence-based and approved by the Department of Mental Health.
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All covered personnel must receive training by July 1, 2031.
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Takes effect July 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Mental Health First Aid training; require for full-time EMTs, paramedics, emergency medical responders and firefighters of governmental bodies.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/4/2025