Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III–A — SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION › Part E — Children With Serious Emotional Disturbances › § 290ff–2
Make sure every child served by the system has a written, individualized plan for services. The plan must be made and carried out with the child’s family and, unless it would be bad for the child’s health, with the child. A team of qualified people from different areas—such as mental health, medical, education, social, and vocational services—must create the plan, and they must review it and update it at least once each year. If the child has an Individualized Education Program (IEP), the team must use that IEP when making and updating the plan, keep the plan consistent with the IEP, and the agencies’ written agreement must say they will follow these rules. The plan must list the child’s needs, include all appropriate services (for children 14 and older include vocational counseling, rehab, and transition services), set goals and how to reach them, and name who will provide case management or say the IEP will provide it.
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42 U.S.C. § 290ff–2
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
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Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110