Establishes the MissHEALTH Pilot Program to provide grants for transporting individuals in mental health crisis to appropriate facilities.
The bill establishes the Mississippi Helping Ensure Alternative Law Enforcement Transportation for Healing (MissHEALTH) Pilot Program. This program provides financial assistance to law enforcement agencies for transporting individuals experiencing a mental health crisis to a hospital or treatment facility. The Department of Finance and Administration, in consultation with the Department of Mental Health and the Division of Medicaid, will develop and administer the pilot program.
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