Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning
Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development
Chapter 03 - Mental Health
Section 15-8-90-03-301 - Mental Health Needs in Mississippi
Section 15-8-90-03-301.03 - Developmental Disabilities

The nationally-accepted prevalence rate estimate used by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities for estimating the state rate is 1.8 percent of the general population. By applying the 1.8 percent prevalence rate to Mississippi's 2025 population projections, the results equal 56,072 individuals who may have a developmental disability. The intellectual and/or developmental disability bed need determinations can be found in Chapter 2 of this Plan.