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[CITE: 42USC261a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
                SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
 
             Part E--Narcotic Addicts and Other Drug Abusers
 
Sec. 261a. Release of patients; determination by Surgeon General

    For purposes of this chapter, an individual shall be deemed cured of 
his addiction, drug abuse, or drug dependence and rehabilitated if the 
Surgeon General determines that he has received the maximum benefits of 
treatment and care by the Service for his addiction, drug abuse, or drug 
dependence or if the Surgeon General determines that his further 
treatment and care for such purpose would be detrimental to the 
interests of the Service.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, Sec. 347, as added May 8, 1954, ch. 
195, Sec. 4, 68 Stat. 80; amended Pub. L. 91-513, title I, Sec. 2(a)(4), 
Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1240.)

                          Codification

    Section is also set out in D.C. Code, Sec. 24-615.


                               Amendments

    1970--Pub. L. 91-513 inserted ``, drug abuse, or drug dependence'' 
after ``addiction'' in two places.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Functions of Public Health Service, Surgeon General of Public Health 
Service, and all other officers and employees of Public Health Service, 
and functions of all agencies of or in Public Health Service transferred 
to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 
1966, eff. June 25, 1966, 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, set out as a note 
under section 202 of this title. Secretary of Health, Education, and 
Welfare redesignated Secretary of Health and Human Services by section 
509(b) of Pub. L. 96-88 which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 
20, Education.
