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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
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[CITE: 42USC290aa-4]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
      SUBCHAPTER III-A--SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
                             ADMINISTRATION
 
              Part A--Organization and General Authorities
 
Sec. 290aa-4. Data collection


(a) Requirement of annual collection of data on mental illness and 
        substance abuse

    The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall collect data 
each year on--
        (1) the national incidence and prevalence of the various forms 
    of mental illness and substance abuse; and
        (2) the incidence and prevalence of such various forms in major 
    metropolitan areas selected by the Administrator.

(b) Requisite areas of data collection on mental health

    With respect to the activities of the Administrator under subsection 
(a) of this section relating to mental health, the Administrator shall 
ensure that such activities include, at a minimum, the collection of 
data on--
        (1) the number and variety of public and nonprofit private 
    treatment programs;
        (2) the number and demographic characteristics of individuals 
    receiving treatment through such programs;
        (3) the type of care received by such individuals; and
        (4) such other data as may be appropriate.

(c) Requisite areas of data collection on substance abuse

    (1) With respect to the activities of the Administrator under 
subsection (a) of this section relating to substance abuse, the 
Administrator shall ensure that such activities include, at a minimum, 
the collection of data on--
        (A) the number of individuals admitted to the emergency rooms of 
    hospitals as a result of the abuse of alcohol or other drugs;
        (B) the number of deaths occurring as a result of substance 
    abuse, as indicated in reports by coroners;
        (C) the number and variety of public and private nonprofit 
    treatment programs, including the number and type of patient slots 
    available;
        (D) the number of individuals seeking treatment through such 
    programs, the number and demographic characteristics of individuals 
    receiving such treatment, the percentage of individuals who complete 
    such programs, and, with respect to individuals receiving such 
    treatment, the length of time between an individual's request for 
    treatment and the commencement of treatment;
        (E) the number of such individuals who return for treatment 
    after the completion of a prior treatment in such programs and the 
    method of treatment utilized during the prior treatment;
        (F) the number of individuals receiving public assistance for 
    such treatment programs;
        (G) the costs of the different types of treatment modalities for 
    drug and alcohol abuse and the aggregate relative costs of each such 
    treatment modality provided within a State in each fiscal year;
        (H) to the extent of available information, the number of 
    individuals receiving treatment for alcohol or drug abuse who have 
    private insurance coverage for the costs of such treatment;
        (I) the extent of alcohol and drug abuse among high school 
    students and among the general population; and
        (J) the number of alcohol and drug abuse counselors and other 
    substance abuse treatment personnel employed in public and private 
    treatment facilities.

    (2) Annual surveys shall be carried out in the collection of data 
under this subsection. Summaries and analyses of the data collected 
shall be made available to the public.

(d) Development of uniform criteria for data collection

    After consultation with the States and with appropriate national 
organizations, the Administrator shall develop uniform criteria for the 
collection of data, using the best available technology, pursuant to 
this section.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title V, Sec. 505, formerly Sec. 509D, as added 
Pub. L. 100-690, title II, Sec. 2052(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4207; 
amended Pub. L. 101-93, Sec. 3(b), Aug. 16, 1989, 103 Stat. 609; 
renumbered Sec. 505, Pub. L. 102-321, title I, Sec. 105, July 10, 1992, 
106 Stat. 334; Pub. L. 103-43, title XX, Sec. 2010(b)(7), June 10, 1993, 
107 Stat. 214.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 290aa-11 of this title 
prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 102-321.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 290aa-4, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title V, 
Sec. 506, formerly Sec. 505, as added Apr. 26, 1983, Pub. L. 98-24, 
Sec. 2(b)(7), 97 Stat. 178; renumbered Sec. 506, Oct. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 
99-570, title IV, Sec. 4004(a), 100 Stat. 3207-109, which related to 
reports on alcoholism and alcohol and drug abuse, was renumbered section 
503 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 102-321 and transferred to section 
290aa-2 of this title.
    A prior section 505 of act July 1, 1944, was renumbered section 502 
by section 102 of Pub. L. 102-321 and is classified to section 290aa-1 
of this title.
    Another prior section 505 of act July 1, 1944, which was classified 
to section 223 of this title, was renumbered section 2105 of act July 1, 
1944, by Pub. L. 98-24 and transferred to section 300aa-4 of this title, 
renumbered section 2305 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 99-660 and 
transferred to section 300cc-4 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 
99-117, Sec. 12(f), Oct. 7, 1985, 99 Stat. 495.


                               Amendments

    1993--Pub. L. 103-43, Sec. 2010(b)(7), which directed the 
substitution of ``section 238 of this title'' for ``section 300aaa of 
this title'' in section 505(a)(2) of act July 1, 1944 (this section), 
could not be executed because the language did not appear. Amendment was 
probably intended for prior section 505 which was renumbered section 502 
and amended generally by Pub. L. 102-321, Sec. 102, which is classified 
to section 290aa-1 of this title.
    1989--Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 101-93, Sec. 3(b)(1), substituted 
``alcohol or'' for ``alcohol and''.
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 101-93, Sec. 3(b)(2), substituted ``this 
subsection'' for ``this section''.


            Public Health Monitoring of Methamphetamine Abuse

    Pub. L. 104-237, title V, Sec. 502, Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3112, 
provided that: ``The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
develop a public health monitoring program to monitor methamphetamine 
abuse in the United States. The program shall include the collection and 
dissemination of data related to methamphetamine abuse which can be used 
by public health officials in policy development.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 300x-9, 300x-35, 300x-53 of 
this title.
