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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1975

PUBLIC LAW 94-63—JULY 29, 1975

89 STAT. 333

" (3) the ]pro]ect, facility, or activity, in connection with which such determination is made, does, or (when completed or p u t into operation) will, serve the needs of the residents of such subarea or subareas. uPROTECTION o r PERSONAL RIGHTS " SEC. 243. I n making g r a n t s under part s A and B, the Secretary 42 USC 26892. shall take such steps as may be necessary to assure that no individual Ante, pp. 309, shall be made the subject of any research involving surgery which is 321. carried out (in whole or in part) with funds under such g r a n t s unless such individual explicitly agrees to become a subject of such research. REIMBURSEMENT

" SEC. 244. The Secretary shall, to the extent permitted by law, work 42 USC 268!?aa. with States, private insurers, community mental health centers, and other a p p r o p r i a t e entities to assure that community mental health centers shall be eligible for reimbursement for their mental health services to the same extent as general hospitals and other licensed providers. a SHORT TITLE

" SEC. 245. T h i s title may be cited as the 'Community Mental Health 42 USC 2689 Centers Act'.". noteREPORT

SEC. 304. (a) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 42 USC 2689 of this Act the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall note. make a report to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and P u b lic Welfare of the Senate setting forth a plan, to be carried out in a period of five years, for the extension of comprehensive mental health services through community mental health centers to persons in all areas in which there is a demonstrated need for such services. Such plan shall, at a minimum, indicate on a phased basis the number of persons to be served by such services and an estimate of the cost and personnel requirements needed to provide such services. (b) Not later than eighteen months after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall submit to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the Senate a report setting forth (1) national standards for care provided by community mental health centers, and (2) criteria for evaluation of community mental health centers and the quality of the services provided by the centers. CONFORMING

AMENDMENTS

SEC. 305. (a) Section 401 of the Mental Retardation Facility and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 is 42 USC 2691. amended— (1) by striking out paragraph (c); Definitions. (2) by amending paragraph (d) to read as follows: " (d) The terms 'nonprofit facility for persons with developmental disabilities' and 'nonprofit private institution of higher learning' mean, respectively, a facility for persons with developmental disabilities and an institution of higher learning which is owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations no part of the net