Mississippi § 41-4-18 - Department authorized to contract with private or public entities to transfer
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 41-4-18 — Department authorized to contract with private or public entities to transfer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-4-18. Department authorized to contract with private or public entities to transfer
Notwithstanding Section 41-7-191(11) and Section 41-7-171 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, or any other section of law, the Department of Mental Health shall have the authority to contract with private and/or public entities to transfer beds within Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded owned and operated by the Department of Mental Health to locations owned and operated by private and/or public entities for the purpose of serving individuals with intellectual disabilities in the settings most appropriate to meet their needs. Any license granted to the Department of Mental Health by the Department of Health for the operation of transferred Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded beds shall remain in the name of the Department of Mental Health and shall not be transferred into the name of the contractor unless the contractor has received the appropriate certificates of need.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41-4-18 ("Department authorized to contract with private or public entities to transfer") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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