Mississippi SB2478: Department of Mental Health and Community Mental Health Centers; bring forward various code sections related to.

What the bill says

An act to bring forward sections 41-4-1, 41-4-2, 41-4-3, 41-4-5, 41-4-7, 41-4-8, 41-4-9, 41-4-11, 41-4-13, 41-4-17, 41-4-18, 41-4-19, 41-4-21, 41-4-23, 41-4-25, 41-4-27, 41-4-29, 41-19-33, 41-19-43, 41-19-45, 41-21-63, 41-21-65, 41-21-67, 41-21-68, 41-21-71, 41-21-73, 41-21-77, 41-21-87, 41-21-143 and 41-31-5, mississippi code of 1972, which relate to the department of mental health and community mental health centers, for purposes of possible amendment; and for related purposes.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 41-4-1, 41-4-2, 41-4-3, 41-4-5, 41-4-7, 41-4-8, 41-4-9, 41-4-11, 41-4-13, 41-4-17, 41-4-18, 41-4-19, 41-4-21, 41-4-23, 41-4-25, 41-4-27, 41-4-29, 41-19-33, 41-19-43, 41-19-45, 41-21-63, 41-21-65, 41-21-67, 41-21-68, 41-21-71, 41-21-73, 41-21-77, 41-21-87, 41-21-143 AND 41-31-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 41-4-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows: 41-4-1. (1) The goal of the Rose Isabel Williams Mental Health Reform Act of 2011 is to reform the current Mississippi mental health delivery system so that necessary services, supports and operational structures for all its citizens with mental illness and/or alcohol and drug dependence and/or comorbidity, whether children, youth or adults, are accessible and delivered preferably in the communities where these citizens live. To accomplish this goal, this act provides that initially certain core services as defined in subsection (2) of this section should be available to residents of each county in the state. These *SS26/R1227* S. B. No. 2478 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/SS26/R1227 PAGE 1 (baf\tb) services may be provided by community mental health/intellectual disability centers. In order to determine what services are available, the State Department of Mental Health …