42 CFR § 51.1 - Scope.

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title: "42 CFR § 51.1 - Scope."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "51.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 10801,"
regulatory_source: "62 FR 53564, Oct. 15, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 51.1 Scope.

The provisions of this part apply to recipients of Federal assistance under the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986, as amended.