MS SB2906 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 27 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-03-27 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 41-21-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Chancery Court Has Jurisdiction In Commitment Proceedings Except In Cases Of Pending Felony Charges; To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Use Of The 72-hour Hold Procedures And Authorize Use Of Crisis Intervention Teams; To Amend Section 41-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Commitment Hearings May Be Held At The Location Where The Respondent Is Being Held; To Create New Section 41-4-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Implementation Of Crisis Intervention Teams; To Provide That Crisis Intervention Teams Be Operated Within Local Catchment Areas Served By Certain Law Enforcement Agencies; To Provide That Only One Licensed Medical Facility Will Serve As A Single Point Of Entry For A Crisis Intervention Team Catchment Area; To Authorize Certain Trained Law Enforcement Officers To Take Into Custody Persons With Substantial Likelihood Of Bodily Harm For The Purpose Of Emergency Treatment In A Licensed Medical Facility Serving As A Single Point Of Entry; To Exempt Law Enforcement Officers From Civil And Criminal Liability For Detaining A Mentally Ill Person In Good Faith; To Authorize Certain Licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners And Certain Qualified Physician Assistants To Hold A Patient For Treatment In A Licensed Medical Facility Serving As A Single Point Of Entry; To Exempt Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners And Psychiatric Physician Assistants From Civil And Criminal Liability For Detaining A Mentally Ill Person In Good Faith; To Provide For Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Services Operated By A Licensed Medical Facility That Is Serving As The Single Point Of Entry For A Crisis Intervention Team Catchment Area; To Require That Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Services Provide Beds Needed For Extended Treatment And To Require That These Beds Be Licensed By The State Board Of Health; To Provide That A Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Service May Provide Treatment Of A Person With Mental Illness Up To But Not Exceeding 72 Hours; To Amend Section 41-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Board Of Mental Health Shall Have Quarterly Meetings; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Mental commitment; revise 72-hour hold procedures and authorize Crisis Intervention Teams.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-03-04 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 119 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-11 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-03-27 Died In Conference
2010-03-24 Conferees Named Holland,Clark,Blackmon
2010-03-22 Conferees Named Bryan,Turner,Fillingane
2010-03-15 Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2010-03-05 Returned For Concurrence
2010-03-04 Passed As Amended
2010-03-04 Amended
2010-02-26 Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2010-02-26 DR - TSDPAA: JA To PH
2010-02-25 DR - TSDPAA: PH To JA
2010-02-17 Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary A
2010-02-16 Transmitted To House
2010-02-11 Passed As Amended
2010-02-11 Amended
2010-02-11 Committee Substitute Adopted
2010-02-02 Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2010-01-18 Referred To Public Health and Welfare

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