[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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;



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    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.

    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]