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U.S. Code, Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 321. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter except as the context may otherwise require—
(a) The term "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.
(b) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(c) The term "State" means a State or Territory of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia.
(d) The term "eligible person" means an individual with respect to whom the following certificates are furnished to the Secretary:
(1) A certificate of the Secretary of State that such individual is a national of the United States; and
(2) Either (A) a certificate obtained or transmitted by the Secretary of State that such individual has been legally adjudged insane in a named foreign country, or (B) a certificate of an appropriate authority or person (as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) stating that at the time of such certification such individual was in a named foreign country and was in need of care and treatment in a mental hospital.
(e) The term "residence" means residence as determined under the applicable law or regulations of a State or political subdivision for the purpose of determining the eligibility of an individual for hospitalization in a public mental hospital.
(Pub. L. 86–571, § 1, July 5, 1960, 74 Stat. 308; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
Change of Name
"Department of Health and Human Services" substituted for "Department of Health, Education, and Welfare" in subsec. (a) and "Secretary of Health and Human Services" substituted for "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" in subsecs. (b) and (d)(2), pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88 which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
Section 11 of Pub. L. 86–571 provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter and repealing sections 191a and 196a of this title] shall, except as otherwise specified, take effect on the date of its enactment [July 5, 1960]."
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 321. Definitions," U.S. Code, Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums in U.S. Code, Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed July 18, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UU9D9SXKVNNCUCB.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 321. Definitions." U.S. Code, Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums, in U.S. Code, Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 18 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UU9D9SXKVNNCUCB.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 321. Definitions' in U.S. Code, Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 18 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UU9D9SXKVNNCUCB.
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