2013 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 18 - INDIAN HEALTH CARE (§§ 1601 - 1683)
Subchapter V-A - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS (§§ 1665 - 1667e)
Part A - General Programs (§§ 1665 - 1665n)
Section 1665d - Mental health technician program
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 25 - INDIANS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 25 - INDIANS CHAPTER 18 - INDIAN HEALTH CARE SUBCHAPTER V-A - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS Part A - General Programs Sec. 1665d - Mental health technician program |
| Contains | section 1665d |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 94-437, title VII, §705, as added Pub. L. 111-148, title X, §10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935. |
| Statutes at Large References | 106 Stat. 4576 124 Stat. 935 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 94-437, Public Law 102-573, Public Law 111-148 |
| Congressional Bill Reference | Unknown Value1790 111th Congress |
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Pursuant to section 13 of this title, the Secretary shall establish and maintain a mental health technician program within the Service which—
(1) provides for the training of Indians as mental health technicians; and
(2) employs such technicians in the provision of community-based mental health care that includes identification, prevention, education, referral, and treatment services.
(b) Paraprofessional trainingIn carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Service, shall provide high-standard paraprofessional training in mental health care necessary to provide quality care to the Indian communities to be served. Such training shall be based upon a curriculum developed or approved by the Secretary which combines education in the theory of mental health care with supervised practical experience in the provision of such care.
(c) Supervision and evaluation of techniciansThe Secretary, acting through the Service, shall supervise and evaluate the mental health technicians in the training program.
(d) Traditional health care practicesThe Secretary, acting through the Service, shall ensure that the program established pursuant to this section involves the use and promotion of the traditional health care practices of the Indian tribes to be served.
(Pub. L. 94–437, title VII, §705, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, §10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935.)
CODIFICATIONSection 705 of Pub. L. 94–437 is based on section 181 of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1665d, Pub. L. 94–437, title VII, §705, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title VII, §702(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4576, provided for program of training and community education about alcohol and substance abuse, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 111–148.
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