Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§291m State control of operations
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES › Part Part D— - General Provisions › § 291m
Summary
Unless another part of the subchapter says different, federal officers and employees do not have the right to supervise or control how a facility is run, who works there, how it is maintained, or how it operates. This applies even if federal money has been or will be spent on that facility.
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Title 42, §291m
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Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as conferring on any Federal officer or employee the right to exercise any supervision or control over the administration, personnel, maintenance, or operation of any facility with respect to which any funds have been or may be expended under this subchapter.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 291m, act
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, § 635, as added Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958, § 2, 60 Stat. 1041; amended
July 12, 1954, ch. 471, § 4(h), 68 Stat. 467, contained provisions similar to this section, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 88–443.
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42 U.S.C. § 291m
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73