HB1598 - Civil commitment; respondent in county with a crisis stabilization unit shall be taken to and retained there if bed is available.

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An Act To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Respondent In A Civil Commitment Proceeding Who Is Taken Into Custody In A County In Which A Crisis Stabilization Unit Is Located Shall Be Transported To The Crisis Stabilization Unit For Pre-evaluation Screening And Treatment And Retained There After Evaluation If The Crisis Stabilization Unit Has An Available Bed; To Provide That Only If The Crisis Intervention Unit Does Not Have An Available Bed And There Is No Licensed Medical Facility Or Any Other Available Suitable Location May The Respondent Be Retained In Jail; And For Related Purposes.