2017 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 114 - Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Mental Illness
Subchapter III - Construction
Sec. 10851 - Construction of subchapters I and II; "individual with mental illness" defined
| 42 U.S.C. § 10851 (2017) |
| §10851. Construction of subchapters I and II; "individual with mental illness" defined |
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(a) Subchapters I and II shall not be construed as establishing any new rights for individuals with mental illness. (b) For purposes of this section, the term "individual with mental illness" has the same meaning as in section 10802(3) 1 of this title. |
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(Pub. L. 99–319, title III, §301, May 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 489; Pub. L. 102–173, §10, Nov. 27, 1991, 105 Stat. 1219.) |
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 10802(3) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was redesignated section 10802(4) of this title by Pub. L. 102–173, §4(1), Nov. 27, 1991, 105 Stat. 1217. AMENDMENTS1991—Pub. L. 102–173, substituted "individuals with mental illness" for "mentally ill individuals" in subsec. (a) and "individual with mental illness" for "mentally ill individual" in subsec. (b). |
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1 See References in Text note below. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Bills and Statutes |
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| Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 114 - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS SUBCHAPTER III - CONSTRUCTION Sec. 10851 - Construction of subchapters I and II; "individual with mental illness" defined |
| section 10851 |
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| January 12, 2018 |
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| 100 Stat. 489 105 Stat. 1219, 1217 |
| Public Law 99-319, Public Law 102-173 |
