Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers
Chapter 19 - Crisis Services
Rule 24-2-19.5 - Mobile Crisis Response Services Coordination

A. Mobile Crisis Response Services must provide crisis assessment and crisis support when requested by entities providing services to the following:

B. Mobile Crisis Response Services must be offered to all licensed hospitals with emergency departments in the catchment area:

C. Mobile Crisis Response Services must provide assessment and arrange transportation twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week to DMH Certified Crisis Residential Services (Crisis Residential Unit) designated for the agency provider's catchment area for people in need of Crisis Residential Services.

D. Mobile Crisis Response Services must attempt to develop a close working relationship with law enforcement (i.e., city police, county sheriff, campus police, county jails, youth detention centers, etc.) in the agency provider's catchment area and request appointment of officers to the agency provider's Mobile Crisis Response Team. The Crisis Response Coordinator must maintain documentation of contacts with these agencies.

E. Mobile Crisis Response Services will offer and provide mental health crisis response/intervention training to law enforcement agencies. The Crisis Response Coordinator must maintain documentation of the request, response and training provided.

F. Mobile Crisis Response Services will attempt to develop a close working relationship with all Chancery Courts and Clerks in the agency provider's catchment area. The Crisis Response Coordinator must maintain documentation of contacts with these agencies.