[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR51d.2]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 51d--MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 51d.2  Definitions.

    As used in this part:
    Federally recognized Indian Tribal government means the governing 
body of any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or 
community, including any Native village as defined in, or established 
pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and 
services provided by the United States to Indians because of their 
status as Indians;
    Immediate award means a short term award of up to $50,000, or such 
greater amount as determined by the Secretary on a case-by-case basis, 
to address the immediate needs resulting from a mental health or 
substance abuse emergency. Such funding may be provided for a period of 
up to 90 days.
    Intermediate award means an award intended to meet the more ongoing 
needs resulting from a mental health or substance abuse emergency than 
is possible under an Immediate award. Intermediate awards may fund up to 
one year of services, although in some exceptional circumstances, and to 
the extent that funding is available, such funding may be continued for 
an additional period of up to one year.
    Public entity means any State, any political subdivision of a State, 
any Federally recognized Indian tribal government or tribal 
organization.
    Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or 
any other officer or employee of that Department to whom the authority 
involved has been delegated.
    State means one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands.

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    Tribal organization means the recognized governing body of any 
Indian tribe; any legally established organization of Indians which is 
controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or which is 
democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to 
be served by such organization and which includes the maximum 
participation of Indians in all phases of its activities.

[66 FR 51877, Oct. 11, 2001, as amended at 67 FR 56931, Sept. 6, 2002]