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title: "42 U.S.C. § 10851"
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description: "Construction of subchapters I and II; “individual with mental illness” defined"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "114"
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chapter_name: "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS"
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section: "10851"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 10851"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 10851 - Construction of subchapters I and II; “individual with mental illness” defined
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## Text
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(a) Subchapters I and II shall not be construed as establishing any new rights for individuals with mental illness.
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(b) For purposes of this section, the term “individual with mental illness” has the same meaning as in section 10802(3) 11 See References in Text note below. 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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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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References in TextSection 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.
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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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