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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 114— PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS · SUBCHAPTER III— CONSTRUCTION · § 10851

§ 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.
(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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  • Pub. L. 99–319, title III, § 301
  • 100 Stat. 489
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  • 105 Stat. 1219
  • Pub. L. 102–173, § 4(1)
  • 105 Stat. 1217
  • Pub. L. 102–173
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Construction of subchapters I and II; “individual with mental illness” defined
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–319, title III, § 301
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–173, § 10
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