# 28 CFR § 549.40: Purpose and scope

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.40

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 CFR § 549.40
- **Heading:** Purpose and scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT > PART 549—MEDICAL SERVICES > Subpart C—Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment

## Text

(a) This subpart describes procedures for voluntary and involuntary psychiatric evaluation, hospitalization, care, and treatment, in a suitable facility, for persons in Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) custody. These procedures are authorized by 18 U.S.C. Chapter 313 and 18 U.S.C. 4042.
(b) This subpart applies to inmates in Bureau custody, as defined in 28 CFR part 500.

## Nearby sections

- [28 CFR § 549.10 § 549.10 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.10.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.11 § 549.11 Program responsibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.11.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.12 § 549.12 Testing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.12.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.13 § 549.13 Programming, duty, and housing restrictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.13.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.14 § 549.14 Confidentiality of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.14.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.15 § 549.15 Infectious disease training and preventive measures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.15.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.30 § 549.30 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.30.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.31 § 549.31 Inmates without funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.31.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.40 § 549.40 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.40.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.41 § 549.41 Hospitalization in a suitable facility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.41.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.42 § 549.42 Use of psychiatric medications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.42.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.43 § 549.43 Transfer for psychiatric or psychological examination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.43.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.44 § 549.44 Voluntary hospitalization in a suitable facility for psychiatric care or treatment, and voluntary administration of psychiatric medication.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.44.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.45 § 549.45 Involuntary hospitalization in a suitable facility for psychiatric care or treatment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.45.md)

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