---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 300x–1"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "300x–1"
heading: "State plan for comprehensive community mental health services for certain individuals"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/300x-1"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter XVII — Block Grants"
  - "Part B — Block Grants Regarding Mental Health and Substance Use"
  - "Subpart i — block grants for community mental health services"
---

# §300x–1. State plan for comprehensive community mental health services for certain individuals

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) may make a grant under [section 300x of this title](/usc/42/300x.md) only if—
  - (1) the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) involved submits to the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) a plan for providing comprehensive community mental health [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) to [adults with a serious mental illness](/usc/42/300x–8.md?p=1) and to [children with a serious emotional disturbance](/usc/42/300x–8.md?p=1);
  - (2) the plan meets the criteria specified in [subsection (b)](#b); and
  - (3) the plan is approved by the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c).
- (b) **Criteria for plan—** In accordance with [subsection (a)](#a), a [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) shall submit to the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) a plan every two years that, at a minimum, includes each of the following:
  - (1) **System of care—** A description of the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f)’s system of care that contains the following:
    - (A) **Comprehensive community-based health systems—** The plan shall—
      - (i) identify the single [State agency](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=12) to be responsible for the administration of the [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) under the grant, including any third party who administers mental health [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) and is responsible for complying with the requirements of this part with respect to the grant;
      - (ii) provide for an organized community-based system of care for individuals with mental illness, and describe available [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) and resources in a comprehensive system of care, including [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) for individuals with co-occurring disorders;
      - (iii) include a description of the manner in which the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) and local entities will coordinate [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) to maximize the efficiency, effectiveness, quality, and cost-effectiveness of [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) and [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) to produce the best possible outcomes (including health [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), rehabilitation [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), employment [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), housing [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), educational [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), [substance use disorder services](/usc/42/290cc–34.md?p=4), legal [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), law enforcement [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), social [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), child welfare [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), medical and dental [care services](/usc/42/300z–1.md?p=a-7), and other support [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) to be provided with Federal, [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f), and local public and private resources) with other [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) to enable individuals receiving [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) to function outside of inpatient or residential institutions, to the maximum extent of their capabilities, including [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) to be provided by local [school](/usc/42/300j–21.md?p=6) systems under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [[20 U.S.C. 1400](/usc/20/1400.md) et seq.];
      - (iv) include a description of how the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) promotes evidence-based [practices](/usc/42/17061.md?p=19), including those evidence-based [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) that address the needs of individuals with early serious mental illness regardless of the age of the individual at onset, provide comprehensive individualized [treatment](/usc/42/11851.md?p=11), or integrate mental and physical health [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a);
      - (v) include a description of case management [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a);
      - (vi) include a description of activities that seek to engage [adults with a serious mental illness](/usc/42/300x–8.md?p=1) or [children with a serious emotional disturbance](/usc/42/300x–8.md?p=1) and their caregivers where appropriate in making health care decisions, including activities that enhance communication among individuals, families, caregivers, and [treatment](/usc/42/11851.md?p=11) [providers](/usc/42/299b–21.md?p=8); and
      - (vii) as appropriate to, and reflective of, the uses the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) proposes for the block grant funds, include—
        - (I) a description of the activities intended to reduce hospitalizations and [hospital](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=1) stays using the block grant funds;
        - (II) a description of the activities intended to reduce incidents of suicide using the block grant funds;
        - (III) a description of how the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) integrates mental health and primary care using the block grant funds, which may include providing, in the case of individuals with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, both mental and substance use disorders [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) in primary care settings or arrangements to provide primary and specialty [care services](/usc/42/300z–1.md?p=a-7) in community-based mental and substance use disorders settings; and
        - (IV) a description of recovery and recovery support [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) for [adults with a serious mental illness](/usc/42/300x–8.md?p=1) and [children with a serious emotional disturbance](/usc/42/300x–8.md?p=1).
    - (B) **Mental health system data and epidemiology—** The plan shall contain an estimate of the incidence and prevalence in the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) of serious mental illness among adults and serious emotional disturbance among children and present quantitative targets and outcome measures for [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) and [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) provided under this subpart.
    - (C) **Children’s services—** In the case of [children with a serious emotional disturbance](/usc/42/300x–8.md?p=1) (as defined pursuant to [subsection (c)](#c)), the plan shall provide for a system of integrated social [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), educational [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), child welfare [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), juvenile justice [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), law enforcement [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), and [substance use disorder services](/usc/42/290cc–34.md?p=4) that, together with health and mental health [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a), will be provided in order for such children to receive care appropriate for their multiple needs (such system to include [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).
    - (D) **Targeted services to rural and homeless populations—** The plan shall describe the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f)’s outreach to and [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) for individuals who are homeless and how community-based [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) will be provided to individuals residing in rural areas.
    - (E) **Management services—** The plan shall describe the financial resources available, the existing mental health workforce, and the workforce trained in treating individuals with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, and shall provide for the training of [providers](/usc/42/299b–21.md?p=8) of emergency health [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) regarding mental health. The plan shall further describe the manner in which the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) intends to expend the grant under [section 300x of this title](/usc/42/300x.md) for the fiscal year involved, and the manner in which the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) intends to comply with each of the [funding agreements](/usc/42/300x–8.md?p=2) in this subpart and subpart III.
  - (2) **Goals and objectives—** The establishment of goals and objectives for the period of the plan, including targets and milestones that are intended to be met, and the activities that will be undertaken to achieve those targets.
- (c) **Definitions regarding mental illness and emotional disturbance; methods for estimate of incidence and prevalence—**
  - (1) **Establishment by Secretary of definitions; dissemination—** For purposes of this subpart, the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall establish definitions for the terms “[adults with a serious mental illness](/usc/42/300x–8.md?p=1)” and “[children with a serious emotional disturbance](/usc/42/300x–8.md?p=1)”. The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall disseminate the definitions to the [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f).
  - (2) **Standardized methods—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall establish standardized methods for making the estimates required in subsection (b)(11)[^1] with respect to a [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f). A [funding agreement](/usc/42/300x–8.md?p=2) for a grant under [section 300x of this title](/usc/42/300x.md) for the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) is that the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) will utilize such methods in making the estimates.
  - (3) **Date certain for compliance by Secretary—** Not later than 90 days after July 10, 1992, the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall establish the definitions described in [paragraph (1)](#c-1), shall begin dissemination of the definitions to the [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f), and shall establish the standardized methods described in [paragraph (2)](#c-2).
- (d) **Requirement of implementation of plan—**
  - (1) **Complete implementation—** Except as provided in [paragraph (2)](#d-2), in making a grant under [section 300x of this title](/usc/42/300x.md) to a [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) for a fiscal year, the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall make a determination of the extent to which the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) has implemented the plan required in [subsection (a)](#a). If the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) determines that a [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) has not completely implemented the plan, the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall reduce the amount of the allotment under [section 300x of this title](/usc/42/300x.md) for the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) for the fiscal year involved by an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount determined under [section 300x–7 of this title](/usc/42/300x–7.md) for the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) for the fiscal year.
  - (2) **Substantial implementation and good faith effort regarding fiscal year 1993—**
    - (A) In making a grant under [section 300x of this title](/usc/42/300x.md) to a [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) for fiscal year 1993, the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall make a determination of the extent to which the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) has implemented the plan required in [subsection (a)](#a). If the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) determines that the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) has not substantially implemented the plan, the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall, subject to [subparagraph (B)](#d-2-B), reduce the amount of the allotment under [section 300x of this title](/usc/42/300x.md) for the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) for such fiscal year by an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount determined under [section 300x–7 of this title](/usc/42/300x–7.md) for the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) for the fiscal year.
    - (B) In carrying out [subparagraph (A)](#d-2-A), if the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) determines that the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) is making a good faith effort to implement the plan required in [subsection (a)](#a), the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) may make a reduction under such subparagraph in an amount that is less than the amount specified in such subparagraph, except that the reduction may not be made in an amount that is less than 5 percent of the amount determined under [section 300x–7 of this title](/usc/42/300x–7.md) for the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) for fiscal year 1993.

## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1912, as added Pub. L. 102–321, title II, § 201(2), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 379; amended Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXII, § 3204(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1192; Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title VIII, § 8001(b), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1225.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iii), (C), is title VI of Pub. L. 91–230, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 175, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1400 et seq.) of Title 20, Education. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1400 of Title 20 and Tables.

Subsection (b)(11), referred to in subsec. (c)(2), was repealed by Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXII, § 3204(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1192. Provisions relating to estimates formerly contained in subsec. (b)(11) are now contained in subsec. (b)(1)(B) of this section.

### Prior Provisions

Prior sections 300x–1 to 300x–1b were repealed by Pub. L. 102–321, title II, § 201(2), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 378.

Section 300x–1, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1912, as added Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L. 98–509, title I, § 102(a), 98 Stat. 2353, authorized grants for training of employees adversely affected by changes in delivery of mental health services and for providing assistance in securing employment.

Another prior section 300x–1, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1912, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 543; amended Jan. 4, 1983, Pub. L. 97–414, § 8(t), 96 Stat. 2062; Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L. 98–509, title I, § 106(e), 98 Stat. 2358, contained provisions relating to grants and allotment of grants for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services, prior to repeal by section 102(a) of Pub. L. 98–509.

Section 300x–1a, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1912A, as added and amended Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L. 100–690, title II, §§ 2022(a)–(c), 2023, 102 Stat. 4194, 4196, 4197; Aug. 16, 1989, Pub. L. 101–93, § 2(a), 103 Stat. 603, related to allotments of grants for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services.

Another prior section 300x–1a, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1913, as added Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L. 98–509, title I, § 102(a), 98 Stat. 2353, was transferred to section 300x–1b of this title.

Section 300x–1b, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1913, as added Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L. 98–509, title I, § 102(a), 98 Stat. 2353; amended Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2022(d), 102 Stat. 4197; Aug. 16, 1989, Pub. L. 101–93, § 2(b), 103 Stat. 605, related to allotments to States and Indian tribes or tribal organizations for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services.

### Amendments

2016—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(3), (10), substituted, in introductory provisions, “In accordance with subsection (a), a State shall submit to the Secretary a plan every two years that, at a minimum, includes each of the following:” for “With respect to the provision of comprehensive community mental health services to individuals who are either adults with a serious mental illness or children with a serious emotional disturbance, the criteria referred to in subsection (a) regarding a plan are as follows:” and struck out concluding provisions which read as follows: “Except as provided for in paragraph (3), the State plan shall contain the information required under this subsection with respect to both adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbance.”

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(4), inserted par. (1) designation, heading, and introductory provisions. Former par. (1) redesignated subpar. (A) of par. (1).

Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(5), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which related to comprehensive community-based mental health systems.

Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(2), redesignated par. (1) as subpar. (A) of par. (1) and realigned margins.

Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(6), substituted “The plan shall contain” for “The plan contains” and “present quantitative targets and outcome measures for programs and services provided under this subpart” for “presents quantitative targets to be achieved in the implementation of the system described in paragraph (1)”.

Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(2), redesignated par. (2) as subpar. (B) of par. (1) and realigned margins.

Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(7), substituted “a serious emotional disturbance (as defined pursuant to subsection (c)), the plan shall provide for a system of integrated social services, educational services, child welfare services, juvenile justice services, law enforcement services, and substance use disorder services” for “serious emotional disturbance, the plan—(i) subject to subparagraph (B), provides for a system of integrated social services, educational services, juvenile services, and substance abuse services” and “Education Act).” for “Education Act);” and struck out cls. (ii) and (iii), which related to use of grants under section 300x of this title and to establishment of a defined geographic area for the provision of the services, respectively.

Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(2), redesignated par. (3) as subpar. (C) of par. (1) and realigned margins.

Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(1), redesignated subpars. (A) to (C) of par. (3) as cls. (i) to (iii) of subpar. (C) of par. (1) and realigned margins.

Subsec. (b)(1)(D). Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(8), substituted “plan shall describe” for “plan describes”.

Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(2), redesignated par. (4) as subpar. (D) of par. (1) and realigned margins.

Subsec. (b)(1)(E). Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(9), in heading substituted “services” for “systems”, in first sentence substituted, “plan shall describe the financial resources available, the existing mental health workforce, and the workforce trained in treating individuals with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, and shall provide for” for “plan describes the financial resources, staffing and training for mental health providers that is necessary to implement the plan, and provides for”, and in second sentence substituted, “shall further describe” for “further describes” and “involved, and the manner in which the State intends to comply with each of the funding agreements in this subpart and subpart III.” for “involved.”

Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(2), redesignated par. (5) as subpar. (E) of par. (1) and realigned margins.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(11), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated subpar. (B) of par. (1).

Subsec. (b)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 114–255, § 8001(b)(2), redesignated pars. (3) to (5) as subpars. (C) to (E), respectively, of par. (1).

2000—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–310 added pars. (1) to (5) and concluding provisions and struck out former pars. (1) to (12) relating to criteria for plan.