MS HB349

Removes the requirement for chancery clerks to maintain and report records on court-ordered admissions to mental health treatment facilities to the Department of Mental Health each calendar quarter

Eliminates the mandate for chancery clerks to track denials for admission to community mental health center crisis stabilization beds, including denial reasons and subsequent actions taken

Deletes the requirement for the Department of Mental Health to compile and distribute summaries of these records to legislative committee chairpersons, the Coordinator of Mental Health, and the President of the Mississippi Association of Community Mental Health Centers

Retains existing provisions governing the delivery of respondents to treatment facilities by sheriffs or court-appointed persons and documentation requirements for admitting institutions

Effective date: July 1, 2026