Section 41-20-5 - Powers and duties of coordinatorThe coordinator shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To perform a comprehensive review of Mississippi's mental health system to determine whether mental health services, including community mental health services, are offered in each county and available to the entire population of each county, especially to those with serious and persistent mental illness.(b) To analyze and review the structure of the mental health system.(c) To review the adequacy and quality of the individualized supports and services provided to persons discharged from the state hospitals or to persons at risk of institutionalization throughout the state.(d) To review the quarterly financial statements and status reports of the individual community mental health centers described in Section 41-19-33(3)(b).(e) To consult with the Special Master appointed in the United States of America v. State of Mississippi, No. 3:16-CV-622-CWR-FKB (S.D. Miss. Feb. 25, 2020) or any monitor or other person appointed by the court, the State Department of Mental Health, the Division of Medicaid, the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, the State Department of Health, county boards of supervisors, regional commissions, community mental health centers, mental health advocates, community leaders and any other necessary parties or entities, both private and governmental, regarding the status of the services offered by Mississippi's mental health system.(f) To determine where in any county, or geographic area within a county, the delivery or availability of mental health services are inadequate.(g) To determine whether each community mental health center has sufficient funds to provide the required mental health services.(h) To report on the status of the mental health system quarterly to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House, the State Department of Mental Health, the regional commissions, the Division of Medicaid, the State Department of Rehabilitative Services, the State Department of Health, the Department of Finance and Administration, the PEER Committee and the Legislative Budget Office. The coordinator shall deliver the quarterly status report to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House, who shall disseminate the report to the appropriate members.(i) In addition to the quarterly report required by paragraph (h), to provide the PEER Committee each quarter with a financial report, assessment and review of each community mental health region and the services provided by the region, together with findings by the coordinator on other relevant matters relating to the region. The State Department of Mental Health and the regional commissions shall cooperate with the PEER Committee in its assessment and review of the community mental health regions and shall provide the committee with all necessary information and documentation as requested by the committee.Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 479, SB 2610,§ 4, eff. 7/8/2020.