Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director of a Department of Mental Health facility has the authority to transfer any patient/resident to another Department of Mental Health facility as necessary for the welfare of that or any other patients/residents.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 4 - Department of Mental Health
§ 41-4-3. State Board of Mental Health
§ 41-4-5. State Department of Mental Health
§ 41-4-7. Powers and duties of board
§ 41-4-17. Children's rehabilitation center excepted from state board of mental health jurisdiction
§ 41-4-19. Transfer of funds; issuance of warrants
§ 41-4-23. Security guards and campus police at mental health or intellectual disability facilities