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# 42 U.S.C. § 1997i - Disclaimer respecting standards of care

## Text

Provisions of this subchapter shall not authorize promulgation of regulations defining standards of care.

(Pub. L. 96–247, § 11, May 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 354.)