Governing Authorities for State Hospitals and Institutions

Miss. Code Ann. tit. 41, ch. 5
in effect

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-5-1 Repealed.

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 527, § 3, eff from and after June 30, 1989. § 41-5-1 . [Codes, 1942, §§ 6944, 6945; Laws, 1936, ch. 180] § 41-5-3 . [Codes, 1942, § 6954; Laws, 1936, ch. 180] § 41-5-5 . [Codes, 1942, § 6955; Laws, 1936, ch. 180; Laws, 1950, ch. 446; Laws, 1960, ch. 350; Laws, 1962, ch. 399] § 41-5-7 . [Codes, 1942, §§ 6950, 6956; Laws, 1936, ch. 180] § 41-5-9 . [Codes, 1942, § 6952.5; Laws, 1958, ch. 464, § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 349; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 17; Laws, 1966, ch. 454, § 1] § 41-5-11 . [Codes, 1892, § 2828; 1906, § 3209; Hemingway’s 1917, § 5726; 1930, § 4620; 1942, § 6975; Laws, 1970, ch. 393, § 1] § 41-5-13 . [Codes, 1930, § 4621; 1942, § 6976] Editor’s Notes — Former § 41-5-1 established the board of state eleemosynary institutions. Former § 41-5-3 specified when the board would meet, and provided for the election of officers. Former § 41-5-5 provided for the compensation of the board. Former § 41-5-7 specified the powers and duties of the board. Former § 41-5-9 authorized the employment of superintendents for each state charity hospitals. Former § 41-5-11 required the board to make certain reports to the legislature. Former § 41-5-13 required superintendents to make certain reports to board of trustees.

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-5-31 Repealed.

Repealed by Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 15, eff from and after passage (approved April 23, 1974). § 41-5-31 . [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 1] § 41-5-33 . [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 2] § 41-5-35 . [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 3] § 41-5-37 . [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 4; Laws, 1966, ch. 453, § 1] § 41-5-39 . [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 4; Laws, 1966, ch. 453, § 1] § 41-5-41 . [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, §§ 9, 10] § 41-5-43 . [Laws, 1948, ch. 415, §§ 1-3] Editor’s Notes — Former § 41-5-31 created the board of trustees of mental institutions. Former § 41-5-33 provided for the appointment, term of office and removal of members of the board of trustees of mental institutions and for the filling of vacancies. Former § 41-5-35 provided for the organizational meeting of the board of trustees of mental institutions and for the employment of an executive secretary. Former § 41-5-37 provided for the payment of per diem and travel expenses to members of the board of trustees of mental institutions. Former § 41-5-39 provided for regular and called meetings of the board of trustees of mental institutions and fixed a quorum. Former § 41-5-41 set out the general powers and duties of the board of trustees of mental institutions. Former § 41-5-43 vested the board of trustees of mental institutions with specific powers and authority to improve the institutions under its jurisdiction. The authority, personnel and property of the abolished board of trustees of mental institutions were transferred to the State Board of Mental Health. See § 41-4-11 . Section 16 of the repealing act provided, in part, that “all powers, duties and responsibilities transferred by this act shall remain under the authority and control of existing state agencies until July 1, 1974.”

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-5-44 Establishment of nursing home for patients with an intellectual disability.

The Board of Mental Health is directed, if such is determined to be feasible by the board, to establish, equip, staff and operate nursing homes for patients with an intellectual disability. Those nursing homes shall be equipped, staffed and operated in accordance with the minimum standards established by the State Department of Health, and shall meet all the requirements for the admission and care of patients eligible for Medicare and Medicaid assistance as required by Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended. Admission to the nursing homes shall be limited to those patients who have been admitted to the mental institutions or intellectual disability centers or eligible for admission to the mental institutions or intellectual disability centers according to state laws and who have been certified as eligible for Medicare or Medicaid assistance as determined by the provisions of Mississippi laws governing the administration of Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended. The purpose of this section is to provide a nursing facility within the environs of the former Tuberculosis Sanatorium of Mississippi, thereby providing a needed service to eligible patients by making use of available buildings and resources for their care and constituting an additional service rendered by the institution.

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-5-45 Repealed.

Repealed by Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 15, eff from and after passage (approved April 23, 1974). § 42-5-45 . [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 14] § 41-5-47 . [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, §§ 12, 13; Laws, 1970, ch. 521, § 1] § 41-5-49 . [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, §§ 12, 13; Laws, 1970, ch. 521, § 2] § 41-5-51 . [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 5] § 41-5-53 . [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 7] Editor’s Notes — Former § 41-5-45 dealt with the keeping of the records and accounts of the board of trustees of mental institutions, required them to be open for public inspection, and required the board to inspect the mental institutions regularly and frequently. Former§ 41-5-47 required the board of trustees of mental institutions to provide a uniform accounting system for the mental institutions, to make an annual report to the legislature, to prepare an annual budget for each institution, and to be the exclusive representative of the mental institutions in dealing with the legislature. Former § 41-5-49 contained specific requirements as to the form and contents of the annual report made to the Legislature by the board of trustees of mental institutions. Former § 41-5-51 abolished the office of superintendent for each mental institution under the jurisdiction of the board of trustees of mental institutions. Former § 41-5-53 dealt with the employment, qualifications, compensation, powers, authority, duties, and removal of a director for each institution under the jurisdiction of the board of trustees of mental institutions.

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-5-55 Repealed.

Repealed by Laws, 2008, ch. 442, § 50, effective from and after July 1, 2008. § 41-5-55 . [Codes, 1942, § 6946-11; Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 11; Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 11, eff from and after passage (approved April 23, 1974).] Editor’s Notes — Former § 41-5-55 prohibited the apprenticing of mentally ill or mentally retarded patients.

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-5-81 Repealed.

Repealed by Laws, 2008, ch. 442, § 50, effective from and after July 1, 2008. § 41-5-81 . [Codes, 1930, § 4617; 1942, § 6972; Laws, 1924, ch. 307.] Editor’s Notes — Former § 41-5-81 provided certain criminal penalties for apprenticing mentally ill or mentally retarded patients.

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