Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§10803 Allotments

Title 42 › Chapter 114— PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS › Subchapter I— PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS › Part A— Establishment of Systems › § 10803

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must fund eligible systems to set up programs under section 10805 that protect and advocate for people with mental illness and investigate abuse or neglect if reported or when probable cause exists.

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Title 42, §10803

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The Secretary shall make allotments under this subchapter to eligible systems to establish and administer systems—

(1)which meet the requirements of section 10805 of this title; and

(2)which are designed to—

(A)protect and advocate the rights of individuals with mental illness; and

(B)investigate incidents of abuse and neglect of individuals with mental illness if the incidents are reported to the system or if there is probable cause to believe that the incidents occurred.

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1991—Par. (2). Pub. L. 102–173 substituted “individuals with mental illness” for “mentally ill individuals” in two places.

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42 U.S.C. § 10803

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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