FEDERAL · 42 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER III—CONSTRUCTION

Construction of subchapters I and II; "individual with mental illness" defined

42 U.S.C. § 10851
Title42The Public Health and Welfare
ChapterSUBCHAPTER III—CONSTRUCTION

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42 U.S.C. § 10851.

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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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History

(Pub. L. 99–319, title III, §301, May 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 489; Pub. L. 102–173, §10, Nov. 27, 1991, 105 Stat. 1219.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

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.

Amendments
1991—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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