Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§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
Summary
The Secretary must give money to eligible programs that meet the requirements in section 10805 so they can protect and advocate for people with mental illness and investigate reported or probable abuse or neglect.
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102