42 U.S.C. § 10802
Definitions
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 10802, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/482387
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For purposes of this subchapter:
The term “abuse” means any act or failure to act by an employee of a facility rendering care or treatment which was performed, or which was failed to be performed, knowingly, recklessly, or intentionally, and which caused, or may have caused, injury or death to a 11 So in original. Probably should be “an”. individual with mental illness, and includes acts such as—
The term “individual with mental illness” means, except as provided in section 10804(d) of this title, an individual—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Amendments Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Amendments Act of 1991House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Children's Health Act of 2000House: 419–2Senate: no recorded tally
- Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally