Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-110

§1665h Inpatient and Community-based Mental Health Facilities Design, Construction, and Staffing

Title 25 › CHAPTER 18 — INDIAN HEALTH CARE › SUBCHAPTER V–A — BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Part A — General Programs › § 1665h

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

By March 23, 2011, the Secretary may provide at least one inpatient mental‑health facility in each Service area for Indians with behavioral problems. California is treated as two areas (north and remainder), and the Secretary must consider converting underused Service hospital beds into psychiatric units.

Full Legal Text

Title 25, §1665h

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Not later than 1 year after March 23, 2010, the Secretary, acting through the Service, may provide, in each area of the Service, not less than 1 inpatient mental health care facility, or the equivalent, for Indians with behavioral health problems. For the purposes of this subsection, California shall be considered to be 2 area offices, 1 office whose location shall be considered to encompass the northern area of the State of California and 1 office whose jurisdiction shall be considered to encompass the remainder of the State of California. The Secretary shall consider the possible conversion of existing, underused Service hospital beds into psychiatric units to meet such need.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification section 709 of Pub. L. 94–437 is based on section 181 of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1665h, Pub. L. 94–437, title VII, § 709, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title VII, § 702(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4579, related to the Pueblo substance abuse treatment project for San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 111–148.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 1665h

Title 25, Indians

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110