Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§10851 Construction of Subchapters I and Ii; “individual with Mental Illness” Defined
Title 42 › CHAPTER 114 — PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS › SUBCHAPTER III — CONSTRUCTION › § 10851
Summary
Parts I and II do not create any new legal rights for people with mental illness. The phrase "individual with mental illness" means the same thing as it does in section 10802(3).
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Title 42, §10851
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(a)Subchapters I and II shall not be construed as establishing any new rights for individuals with mental illness.
(b)For purposes of this section, the term “individual with mental illness” has the same meaning as in section 10802(3) of this title.
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section 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.
Amendments
1991—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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42 U.S.C. § 10851
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110