Immunity for mental health court staff
Known as the Rivers McGraw Mental Health Diversion Program Act
The act spans §§ 9–9 (11 sections).
Laws, 2017, ch. 416, § 9, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 11, 2017); Laws, 2019, ch. 466, § 21, eff from and after July 1, 2019.
The director and members of the professional and administrative staff of the mental health court who perform duties in good faith under this chapter are immune from civil liability for:
Acts or omissions in providing services under this chapter; and
The reasonable exercise of discretion in determining eligibility to participate in the mental health court.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.