41-17-1 - Establishment of state hospitals and facilities for persons with mental illness. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 41-17-1. Establishment of state hospitals and facilities for persons with mental illness.
 

Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield, East Mississippi State Hospital at Meridian, North Mississippi State Hospital at Tupelo, South Mississippi State Hospital at Purvis, the Specialized Treatment Facility for the Emotionally Disturbed in Harrison County, and the Central Mississippi Residential Center at Newton are established for the care and treatment of persons with mental illness, free of charge, except as otherwise provided. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1892, § 2830; 1906, § 3211; Hemingway's 1917, § 5553; 1930, § 4568; 1942, § 6901; Laws, 2002, ch. 350, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2002.