Title 42 of the U.S. Code § 10851 - Construction of subchapters I and II; "individual with mental illness" defined
Full text of § 10851 from Title 42 of the United States Code.
§ 10851. Construction of subchapters I and II; "individual with mental illness" defined
(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.
(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
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).
1 See References in Text note below.
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