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HHS/SAMHSA RIN: 0930-AA15 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Mental Illness 
Abstract: A final rule implementing the requirements of the Protection and Advocacy with Mental Illness Act was published on October 15, 1997, Federal Register Vol. 62, No. 193, page 53548. This proposed rule clarifies some of the requirements from that rule and implements changes made to the statute in the Children’s Health Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-310 section 3206). Most notably Public Law 106-310 extended the authority of the protection and advocacy (P&A) systems authorized in the legislation to provide representation to individuals living in a community setting including their own home if the total allotment under the program for any fiscal year was $30 million or more. Prior to the passage of Public Law 106-310, the P&A systems could only represent individuals living in inpatient or residential institutions. The allotment for the P&A program has been above $30 million since fiscal year 2000. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 51   
Legal Authority: Protection and Advocacy with Mental Illness Act    42 USC 10801   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Joseph Denis Faha
Director, DLEA, SAMHSA
Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Room 12C-15, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone:301 443-7017
Fax:301 443-1450
Email: jfaha@samhsa.gov