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Miss. Code Ann. § 9-27-9

Mental health intervention services; certification of inpatient treatment

Known as the Rivers McGraw Mental Health Diversion Program Act

The act spans §§ 9–9 (11 sections).

Laws, 2017, ch. 416, § 5, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 11, 2017); Laws, 2019, ch. 466, § 18, eff from and after July 1, 2019.

(1) A mental health court’s mental health intervention component shall provide for eligible individuals, either directly or through referrals, a range of necessary court treatment services, including, but not limited to, the following: Screening using a valid and reliable assessment tool effective for identifying persons affected by mental health issues for eligibility and appropriate services;

(2) Clinical assessment;

(3) Education;

(4) Referral;

(5) Service coordination and case management; and

(6) Counseling and rehabilitative care.

(7) Any inpatient treatment ordered by the court shall be certified by the Department of Mental Health, other appropriate state agency or the equivalent agency of another state.

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.