Department of Mental Health and community health centers; expand outpatient services for certain formerly incarcerated state inmates.

HB 1232 requires Mississippi's Department of Mental Health and community mental health centers to expand outpatient and community-based services for former inmates diagnosed with mental illness during their time in state prisons. It specifically targets individuals no longer incarcerated who received a mental health diagnosis while in correctional facilities, with services funded using existing appropriations. The bill would have taken effect July 1, 2025, but died in committee on February 4, 2025, and is no longer active. This policy change focuses on connecting formerly incarcerated people with mental health care upon release, without creating new funding streams.