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42 U.S.C. § 247a — Family support groups for Alzheimer’s disease patients
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**(a) Establishment; priorities** Subject to available appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institutes of Health, and the Administration on Aging, shall promote the establishment of family support groups to provide, without charge, educational, emotional, and practical support to assist individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or a related memory disorder and members of the families of such individuals. In promoting the establishment of such groups, the Secretary shall give priority to—
(1) university medical centers and other appropriate health care facilities which receive Federal funds from the Secretary and which conduct research on Alzheimer’s disease or provide services to individuals with such disease; and
(2) community-based programs which receive funds from the Secretary, acting through the Administration on Aging.
**(b) National network to coordinate groups** The Secretary shall promote the establishment of a national network to coordinate the family support groups described in subsection (a).
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**(a) Establishment; priorities** Subject to available appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institutes of Health, and the Administration on Aging, shall promote the establishment of family support groups to provide, without charge, educational, emotional, and practical support to assist individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or a related memory disorder and members of the families of such individuals. In promoting the establishment of such groups, the Secretary shall give priority to—
(1) university medical centers and other appropriate health care facilities which receive Federal funds from the Secretary and which conduct research on Alzheimer’s disease or provide services to individuals with such disease; and
(2) community-based programs which receive funds from the Secretary, acting through the Administration on Aging.
**(b) National network to coordinate groups** The Secretary shall promote the establishment of a national network to coordinate the family support groups described in subsection (a).
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**(a)** The Congress finds that—
(1) individuals with mental illness are vulnerable to abuse and serious injury;
(2) family members of individuals with mental illness play a crucial role in being advocates for the rights of individuals with mental illness where the individuals are minors, the individuals are legally competent and choose to involve the family members, and the individuals are legally incompetent and the legal guardians, conservators, or other legal representatives are members of the family;
(3) individuals with mental illness are subject to neglect, including lack of treatment, adequate nutrition, clothing, health care, and adequate discharge planning; and
(4) State systems for monitoring compliance with respect to the rights of individuals with mental illness vary widely and are frequently inadequate.
**(b)** The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to ensure that the rights of individuals with mental illness are protected; and
(2) to assist States to establish and operate a protection and advocacy system for individuals with mental illness which will—
(A) protect and advocate the rights of such individuals through activities to ensure the enforcement of the Constitution and Federal and State statutes; 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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When used in this chapter—
**(a)** The term “Service” means the Public Health Service;
**(b)** The term “Surgeon General” means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service;
**(c)** Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
**(d)** The term “regulations”, except when otherwise specified, means rules and regulations made by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary;
**(e)** The term “executive department” means any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States;
**(f)** Except as provided in sections 246(g)(4)(B),11 See References in Text note below. 247c(c)(1),1 254d(h)(3),1 263c(5),1 264(d), 292a(9),1 300a(c), 300f(13), and 300n(1) 1 of this title, the term “State” includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
**(g)** The term “possession” includes, among other possessions, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands;
**(h)** Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 603.
**(i)** The term “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water, exclusive of aircraft and amphibious contrivances;
**(j)** The term “habit-forming narcotic drug” or “narcotic” means opium and coca leaves and the several alkaloids derived therefrom, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroin, and codeine, obtained from opium, and cocaine derived from the coca
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 247a
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
2 See References in Text note below.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 247, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III,
§ 315, as added Oct. 4, 1988, Pub. L. 100–471, § 1, 102 Stat.
2284, which related to grants for treatment drugs for
acquired immune deficiency syndrome, ceased to exist
Mar. 31, 1989, pursuant to subsec. (d) thereof.
Another prior section 247, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373,
title III, § 315, as added Nov. 10, 1978, Pub. L. 95–626, title
II, § 203, 92 Stat. 3578; amended July 10, 1979, Pub. L.
96–32, § 6(h), 93 Stat. 83, related to formula grants to
States for preventive health service programs, prior to
repeal by Pub. L. 99–117, § 12(b), Oct. 7, 1985, 99 Stat. 495.
Another prior section 247, acts July 1, 1944, ch. 373,
title III, § 315, 58 Stat. 695; Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–515,
title II, § 282, 84 Stat. 1308, provided for publication of
health educational information, prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 93–353, title I, § 102(a), July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 362. See
section 242o(b) of this title.
§ 247a. Family support groups for Alzheimer’s
disease patients
(a) Establishment; priorities
Subject to available appropriations, the Sec-
retary, acting through the National Institute of
Mental Health, the National Institutes of
Health, and the Administration on Aging, shall
promote the establishment of family support
groups to provide, without charge, educational,
emotional, and practical support to assist indi-
viduals with Alzheimer’s disease or a related
memory disorder and members of the families of
such individuals. In promoting the establish-
ment of such groups, the Secretary shall give
priority to—
(1) university
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