---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch144/schI/ptA"
level: "part"
label: "Part A"
heading: "General Provisions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch144-schI-ptA"
sections_count: 9
---

# Part A — General Provisions

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 144 — Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights › Subchapter I — Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

## Sections

- [§15001. Findings, purposes, and policy](/usc/42/15001.md)
- [§15002. Definitions](/usc/42/15002.md)
- [§15003. Records and audits](/usc/42/15003.md)
- [§15004. Responsibilities of the Secretary](/usc/42/15004.md)
- [§15005. Reports of the Secretary](/usc/42/15005.md)
- [§15006. State control of operations](/usc/42/15006.md)
- [§15007. Employment of individuals with disabilities](/usc/42/15007.md)
- [§15008. Construction](/usc/42/15008.md)
- [§15009. Rights of individuals with developmental disabilities](/usc/42/15009.md)