§ 41-30-31. Involuntary commitment exceeding five days
Involuntary commitment of an individual to an approved public or private treatment facility for treatment or rehabilitation for a period in excess of five (5) days shall be according to the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 31, Mississippi Code of 1972.
§ 41-30-33. Confidentiality of records; conditions for disclosure
The registration and other records of services by approved treatment facilities, whether in-patient, intermediate or out-patient, authorized by this chapter, shall remain confidential, and information which has been entered in the records shall be considered privileged information. No part of the records shall be disclosed without the consent of the person to whom it pertains, […]
§ 41-30-35. Charge against person treated and his estate
Reasonable charges and expenses for the care, maintenance and treatment of alcoholics in any approved public treatment facility under any provision of this chapter shall be a lawful charge against the person and estate of said alcoholic.
§ 41-30-37. Right of private facility to payment for services
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, no approved private treatment facility, whether an out-patient or an in-patient unit, shall be required to accept any person for treatment through commitment proceedings or otherwise, unless adequate arrangements for payment of the cost of such services are made, whether paid by the patient or by the […]
§ 41-30-9. Statewide plan; services and facilities to be included
The division shall establish a comprehensive statewide plan for the identification of alcohol abuse and treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics and intoxicated persons. The statewide plan shall include a variety of treatment methods, and shall provide or arrange for a variety of approved treatment facilities so that the needs of persons suffering from alcoholism, and […]
§ 41-30-1. Title
This chapter shall be cited as the “Comprehensive Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Prevention, Control and Treatment Act of 1974.”
§ 41-30-3. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the definition ascribed herein unless the context otherwise requires: “Board” shall mean the Mississippi State Board of Health, or in the event the 1974 Regular Session shall enact House Bill 411 and thereby, upon approval by the Governor, create a Board of Mental Health, the […]
§ 41-30-5. Division of alcohol and drug misuse; qualifications of director
There is hereby created a division of alcohol and drug misuse within the Mississippi State Board of Health or, if the 1974 Regular Session shall enact House Bill 411 and thereby, upon approval by the governor, create a board of mental health or department of mental health, then the division shall be created in such […]
§ 41-30-7. General duties of division
The division shall have the following duties: To formulate, develop and implement a statewide plan for the prevention and detection of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and the care, treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol abusers and alcoholics. The division shall also implement the statewide plan through approved public and private treatment facilities including regional and community […]