Mental Health: Related Laws
U.S.
- U.S. Code > Title 24 > Chapter 4 > Subchapter III - Mental Health Service for District of Columbia
- U.S. Code > Title 24 > Chapter 9 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Nationals Returned From Foreign Countries
- U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 6A > Subchapter II - General Powers and Duties
- U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 102 - Mental Health Systems
- U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 114 - Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Mental Illness
Alabama
Alaska
- Alaska Statutes > Chapter 47.30 - Mental Health
- Alaska Statutes > Chapter 47.31 - Mental Health Treatment Assistance Program
Arizona
- Arizona Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 5 - Mental Health Services
- Arizona Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 5.1 - Developmental Disabilities
- Arizona Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 34 - Behavioral Health Services
California
- California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 4 - Mental Health
- California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 5 - Community Mental Health Services
- California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 6 - Admissions and Judicial Commitments
- California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 7 - Mental Institutions
Connecticut
Delaware
- Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 50 - Involuntary Commitment of Persons With Mental Conditions; Discharge; Procedure
- Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 52 - Interstate Compact On the Mentally Disordered Offender
- Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 54 - Mental Health Services Providers
- Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 55 - Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities
- Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 57 - Voluntary and Involuntary Sterilization
Florida
Hawaii
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 333E - Developmental Disabilities
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 333F - Services for Persons with Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 334 - Mental Health, Mental Illness, Drug Addiction, and Alcoholism
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 334B - Utilization Review and Managed Care of Mental Health, Alcohol, or Drug Abuse Treatment
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 334E - Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services
Idaho
- Idaho Code > Title 6 > Chapter 19 - Limitation of a Mental Health Professional's Duty to Warn
- Idaho Code > Title 39 > Chapter 31 - Regional Behavioral Health Services
- Idaho Code > Title 39 > Chapter 46 - Idaho Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Act
- Idaho Code > Title 39 > Chapter 91 - Behavioral Health Community Crisis Centers
- Idaho Code > Title 66 > Chapter 3 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill
Illinois
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > Article 3 > Part 1 - Rules of Conduct for Legislators
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > Article 3 > Part 2 - Ethical Principles for Legislators
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 210 ILCS 49 - Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013
- Illinois Compiled Statutes 210 ILCS 49/1-101 - Short title
- Illinois Compiled Statutes 210 ILCS 49/1-101.3 - Legislative findings
Indiana
- Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 21 - Division of Mental Health and Addiction
- Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 22 - Services for Persons With Mental Illness
- Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 25 - Licensure of Private Mental Health Institutions
- Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 26 - Voluntary and Involuntary Treatment of Mentally Ill Individuals
- Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 27 - Rights of Individuals Being Treated for Mental Illness or Developmental Disabilities
Iowa
- Iowa Code > Chapter 135G - Subacute Mental Health Care Facilities
- Iowa Code > Chapter 135H - Psychiatric Medical Institutions for Children
- Iowa Code > Chapter 221 - Interstate Mental Health Compact
- Iowa Code > Chapter 222 - Persons With an Intellectual Disability
- Iowa Code > Chapter 225 - Psychiatric Hospital
Kansas
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 19 > Article 40 - Mental Health Centers and Services
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated and Dependent Persons; Social Welfare
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 65 > Article 31 - Interstate Compact On Mental Health
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 65 > Article 42 - Examination, Licensure and Regulation of Mental Health Technicians
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 65 > Article 44 - Community Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Assistance
Louisiana
- Louisiana Laws > Revised Statutes > Title 13 > Chapter 33-A - Mental Health Court Treatment Programs
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:22.6 - Payment for maintenance or treatment
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:22.8 - State developmental centers
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:33 - Licensure of forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facilities
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:34 - Rules and regulations; licensing standards
Maine
- Maine Revised Statutes > Title 4 > Chapter 8-A - Mental Health Treatment Courts
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3571 - Prevention of developmental disabilities
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3572 - Use of private agencies to deliver services
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3573 - Reporting
- Maine Revised Statutes > Title 34-B - Behavioral and Developmental Services
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 19 - Department of Mental Health
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 19B - Department of Developmental Services
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 123 - Mental Health
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 123B - Mental Retardation
Michigan
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 330 - Mental Health Code
- Michigan Laws 600.1090 - Definitions
- Michigan Laws 600.1091 - Mental health court; juvenile mental health court; memorandum of understanding; participants from other jurisdictions; certification by state court administrative office required
- Michigan Laws 600.1093 - Admission to mental health court
- Michigan Laws 600.1094 - Admission to mental health court of individual charged in criminal case; conditions; mental health services before entry of plea; withdrawal of plea; additional rights of victim under William Van Rege
Minnesota
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 253 - Hospitals for Persons With Mental Illness
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 253B - Civil Commitment
Missouri
- Missouri Laws > Chapter 630 - Department of Mental Health
- Missouri Laws > Chapter 632 - Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
- Missouri Laws > Chapter 633 - Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities
Montana
- Montana Code > Title 53 > Chapter 21 - Mentally Ill
- Montana Code > Title 53 > Chapter 22 - Interstate Compact On Mental Health
Nevada
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 171-A - Services for the Developmentally Disabled
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 490-H - Mental Health Courts
New Mexico
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 24 > Article 7B - Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 43 - Commitment Procedures
New York
North Carolina
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 90 > Article 1F - Psychotherapy Patient/Client Sexual Exploitation Act
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 108D - Medicaid Managed Care for Behavioral Health Services
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 122C - Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Act of 1985
North Dakota
- North Dakota Code > Chapter 25-10 - Mental Health Services
- North Dakota Code > Chapter 25-11 - Interstate Mental Health Compact
Ohio
- Ohio Code > Chapter 340 - Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services
- Ohio Code > Chapter 2135 - Declaration for Mental Health Treatment
- Ohio Code > Chapter 5119 - Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Ohio Code > Chapter 5122 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill
- Ohio Code > Chapter 5123 - Department of Developmental Disabilities
Oregon
- Oregon Statutes > Title 35 - Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities; Substance Abuse Treatment
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 9 - State Department of Mental Health
- South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 11 - Organization and Control of State Mental Health Facilities
- South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 13 - Admission, Detention and Removal of Patients At State Mental Health Facilities
- South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 15 - Local Mental Health Programs, Boards and Centers
- South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 17 - Care and Commitment of Mentally Ill Persons
South Dakota
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 20 > Chapter 11A - Powers And Obligations Of Persons Of Unsound Mind
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 27B - Developmentally Disabled Persons
Tennessee
- Tennessee Code > Title 4 > Chapter 3 > Part 16 - Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
- Tennessee Code > Title 4 > Chapter 31 > Part 7 - Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Facilities
- Tennessee Code > Title 33 - Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
- Tennessee Code Title 68 > Health > Chapter 24 - Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Texas
- Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 137 - Declaration for Mental Health Treatment
- Texas Health and Safety Code > Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Vermont
- Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4302
- Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4303
- Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4305
- Vermont Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 174 - Mental Health System of Care
- Vermont Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 175 - The Board of Mental Health
Virginia
Washington
- Washington Code > Title 71 - Mental Illness
- Washington Code > Chapter 72.06 - Mental health
- Washington Code > Chapter 72.23 - Public and private facilities for mentally ill
- Washington Code > Chapter 72.25 - Nonresident mentally ill, sexual psychopaths, and psychopathic delinquents--Deportation, transportation
- Washington Code > Chapter 72.27 - Interstate compact on mental health
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 55 - Protective service system
- Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 58 - Private asylums, hospitals and societies
- Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 150 > Subchapter VII - Psychiatric or Chemical Dependency Bed Limitations
- Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 150 > Subchapter VIII - Facilities for the Intellectually Disabled and Community Mental Health Centersconstruction