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This bill mandates a minimum 30-day inpatient treatment period for individuals undergoing drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Mississippi, amending existing laws to reflect this change. Specifically, it modifies provisions related to public intoxication offenses, allowing judges to suspend sentences and require treatment, but now with a stipulation that any court-ordered inpatient care must last at least 30 days and no more than 90 days. It also updates regulations for involuntary commitment to treatment facilities, ensuring that individuals committed are not held for less than 30 days, unless a court orders otherwise, and clarifies that commitment orders for treatment, particularly in private facilities, must also be for a minimum of 30 days. The bill also makes conforming changes to the laws governing the involuntary commitment of alcoholics to ensure consistency with the new minimum treatment duration.

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