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TN Code § 33-6-623 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 6 - Mandatory Outpatient Treatment|§ 33-6-623. Outpatient Treatment Obligation Limited to Six (6) Months

 IF   a person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance is discharged subject to an outpatient treatment obligation under § 33-6-602, AND   the qualified mental health professional has not terminated the outpatient treatment obligation under § 33-6-620,  THEN    the person's obligation to participate in outpatient treatment terminates six (6) months after the discharge or the last renewal of the obligation.
TN Code § 33-6-701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 7 - Discharge From Inpatient Treatment|§ 33-6-701. Review of Admitted Persons to Determine Eligibility for Discharge

 The chief officer of a public or private hospital shall, as often as practicable, but not less often than every six (6) months, examine or cause to be examined each person admitted under this title for treatment of mental illness or serious emotional disturbance. If the chief officer determines on the basis of the examination that the person is eligible for discharge under § 33-6-602, § 33-6-705 or § 33-6-706, and that the discharge is not subject to judicial review under § 33-6-708, the chief officer shall order the immediate release of the person and shall notify the person upon whose application the person was admitted and, if the person was involuntarily hospitalized, the court that ordered the hospitalization.
TN Code § 33-6-702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 7 - Discharge From Inpatient Treatment|§ 33-6-702. Request for Current Examination of Mental Condition — Payment

 Any person hospitalized under a court order obtained under chapter 6, part 5 of this title, or the person's attorney, parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, conservator, spouse or adult next of kin, shall be entitled, upon the expiration of ninety (90) days following the order and not more frequently than every six (6) months thereafter, to request, in writing, the chief officer of the hospital in which the person is hospitalized to have a current examination of the person's mental condition made by one (1) or more physicians. If the request is timely, it shall be granted. The person shall be entitled at the person's own expense to have a licensed physician not connected with the hospital to participate in the examination. If the person is indigent, is in a department facility, and makes a written request for examination, with the approval of the commissioner, the department shall assist the person in obtaining a licensed physician to participate in the examination in the person's behalf. A physician so obtained by the indigent person shall be compensated for services out of unobligated funds of the department in an amount the department determines to be fair and reasonable.
TN Code § 33-6-703 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 7 - Discharge From Inpatient Treatment|§ 33-6-703. Discharge of Person Eligible for Release — Petition for Review Where One (1) or More Physicians Finds Admission No Longer Needed

 If, after considering the reports of the physicians and other relevant information, the chief officer determines that the person is eligible for discharge under § 33-6-602, § 33-6-705 or § 33-6-706 and that the discharge is not subject to judicial review under § 33-6-708, the chief officer shall order the immediate release of the person and notify the committing court. If one (1) or more of the physicians participating in the examination reports that the person no longer meets the standards under which the person was admitted, the person may petition the court that ordered the hospitalization for an order directing the person's release. The person shall be apprised of the results of the examination reports and shall be furnished true copies of them, which shall accompany the person's petition.
TN Code § 33-6-704 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 7 - Discharge From Inpatient Treatment|§ 33-6-704. Procedure for Reviewing Petition

  In considering the petition, the court shall consider the testimony of the physicians who participated in the examination of the person and their reports accompanying the petition. After considering the testimony and reports, the court shall either:  Reject the petition and order the continued hospitalization of the person; or   Order the immediate release of the person.     Any physician participating in the examination shall be a competent and compellable witness at any judicial proceeding held under this title.
TN Code § 33-6-705 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 7 - Discharge From Inpatient Treatment|§ 33-6-705. Discharge of Person No Longer Meeting Standards for Admission

 IF   a person was admitted to a hospital for treatment of mental illness or serious emotional disturbance under any provision of this title other than chapter 6, part 5 of this title, AND   the person no longer meets the standards under which the admission took place, AND   the person's detention is not otherwise authorized under the part under which the person was admitted,  THEN    the person shall be discharged.
TN Code § 33-6-706 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 7 - Discharge From Inpatient Treatment|§ 33-6-706. Discharge of Involuntarily Committed Person — Person No Longer Mentally Ill or in Remission — Person Unlikely to Cause Harm — Voluntary Outpatient Treatment Possible

 IF   a person was committed involuntarily under chapter 6, part 5 of this title, AND    the person does not have a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, OR     the person has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance or has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance in remission, AND   the person does not pose a likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501, OR       the person would pose a likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501 unless treatment is continued, AND   voluntary outpatient treatment is a suitable less drastic alternative to commitment because the person is likely to participate in outpatient treatment without being legally obligated to do so,    THEN      IF  the person is not subject to judicial review under § 33-6-708,  THEN    the person shall be discharged, AND     IF  the person is subject to judicial review under § 33-6-708,  THEN    the person shall be discharged in conformity with § 33-6-708.
TN Code § 33-6-707 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 7 - Discharge From Inpatient Treatment|§ 33-6-707. Persons Eligible for Discharge Subject to Mandatory Outpatient Treatment

 IF   a person was committed involuntarily under chapter 6, part 5 of this title, AND   the person has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance or has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance in remission, AND   the person would pose a likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501 unless treatment continues, AND   voluntary outpatient treatment is not a suitable less drastic alternative to commitment because the person is not likely to participate in outpatient treatment without being legally obligated to do so,  THEN    the person is eligible for discharge only under § 33-6-602.
TN Code § 33-6-801 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 8 - Sex Offenders|§ 33-6-801. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Sex crime” means any offense involving the unlawful sexual abuse, molestation, fondling, or carnal knowledge of a child of fourteen (14) years of age or under or incest, a crime against nature, assault with intent to commit rape or rape; and   “Sex offender” means any person who has been convicted of a crime involving the unlawful sexual abuse, molestation, fondling, or carnal knowledge of a child of fourteen (14) years of age or under or any person convicted of incest, a crime against nature, assault with intent to commit rape or rape.
TN Code § 33-6-802 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 8 - Sex Offenders|§ 33-6-802. Examination Upon Conviction for Sex Crime

 Any person convicted of a sex crime shall be examined thoroughly by a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, licensed psychological examiner, licensed senior psychological examiner, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatry, licensed professional counselor, or licensed clinical social worker from the department of correction as soon as practicable after admittance to the penal facility. A community mental health center may provide the examination when the service is specifically contracted for and funded by the department of mental health and substance abuse services or the department of correction.
TN Code § 33-6-803 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 8 - Sex Offenders|§ 33-6-803. Certification for Treatment

 If, as a result of the examination provided for in § 33-6-802, it is found that the convicted person is capable of being successfully treated, this fact shall be certified by the examining official or officials to the commissioner of correction, together with the suggested treatment, whereupon, the commissioner of correction shall provide the treatment.
TN Code § 33-6-804 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 8 - Sex Offenders|§ 33-6-804. Examination Prior to Release — Petition for Commitment

  Not more than one (1) year nor less than six (6) months prior to the non-parole release of any person convicted of a sex crime, an examination of the person shall be made by a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, licensed senior psychological examiner, licensed psychological examiner, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatry, licensed professional counselor, or licensed clinical social worker from the department of correction.   The examiner shall determine whether the person has a mental illness and, because of that illness, poses a likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501, and is in need of care and treatment in a mental hospital or treatment resource, as defined in § 33-1-101.   If the examiner determines that the person has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance and poses a likelihood of serious harm because of the illness, the director of the correctional facility shall, before the time for the release of the person, petition where the facility is located for judicial commitment under chapter 6, part 5, of this title to a hospital or treatment resource designated by the commissioner.
TN Code § 33-6-805 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 8 - Sex Offenders|§ 33-6-805. Post-Plea Treatment System

  The department of mental health and substance abuse services, in cooperation with the department of correction, the department of human services and the district attorneys general conference, shall develop a post-plea treatment system for sexual offenders, victims, and their families, modeled after systems that are operating in some local communities around the country. The system shall provide for a standard fee for treatment services and shall provide for the development of a certification process for service providers to assure sexual abuse treatment expertise by the service providers. The certification should encompass a combination of professional education and licensure with specialized knowledge in this field. The treatment system shall be designed within a conceptual framework that includes, but is not limited to, the following:  Limiting offender eligibility to first-offender, intra-family abuse, absence of violence or threat of violence, sexual abuse of short duration, absence of drug or alcohol addiction, and abuse that has resulted in no significant trauma to the child victim;   The sentence and probation established for program participants shall be a definite sentence; and   As a requirement for participation in the treatment program, the offender shall plead guilty to the commission of the appropriate sexual offense and agree to abide by all requirements of the probation agreement or sentence alternative.     The probation agreement or sentence alternative shall require that the offender pay for the victim's medical and psychological treatment, as needed, and for the offender's treatment in the treatment program, based upon the offender's financial ability to pay.
TN Code § 33-6-902 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 9 - Special Provisions for Mental Health Transportation|§ 33-6-902. Transportation of Patient to Hospital — Temporary Detention

  Whenever a person is about to be admitted to a hospital or treatment resource under chapter 6, part 5 of this title, the court shall arrange for the transportation of the person to the hospital. Whenever practicable, the person to be hospitalized shall be permitted to be accompanied by one (1) or more friends or relatives, who shall travel at their own expense. Any reputable and trustworthy relative or friend of the person who will assume responsibility for the person's safe deliverance may be allowed to transport the person to the hospital if the relative or friend will do so at the transporter's own expense.   Pending removal to a hospital, a person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance taken into custody or ordered to be hospitalized under chapter 6, part 5 of this title, may be detained in the person's home or in some suitable facility under such reasonable conditions as the court may order, but the person shall not be detained in a non-medical facility used for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of criminal offenses. Reasonable measures necessary to assure proper care of a person temporarily detained under this section, including provision for medical care, shall be taken.
TN Code § 33-6-1001 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 10 - Declarations for Mental Health Treatment|§ 33-6-1001. Declaration for Mental Health Treatment Authorized — Contents

 A competent adult may make a declaration for mental health treatment to express the person's preferences and instructions about participation in mental health treatment, including hospitalization for a maximum of fifteen (15) days, psychoactive and other medications, and electroconvulsive and other convulsive therapies. The declaration may include consent to or refusal to permit mental health treatment and other instructions and information for mental health service providers.
TN Code § 33-6-1002 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 10 - Declarations for Mental Health Treatment|§ 33-6-1002. “Incapable of Making Mental Health Treatment Decisions” Defined

 IF AND ONLY IF    a court determines in a proceeding to appoint a conservator under title 34, chapters 1 and 3, that a person is currently unable to make an informed decision about mental health treatment as shown by the fact that the person is not able to understand the proposed procedure, its risks and benefits, and the available alternative procedures due to a diagnosed mental illness, OR     (a)  two (2) physicians examine a person, OR   the examiners determine that the person is currently unable to make an informed decision about mental health treatment as shown by the fact that the person is not able to understand the proposed procedure, its risks and benefits, and the available alternative procedures due to a diagnosed mental illness,    THEN      the person is incapable of making mental health treatment decisions for purposes of this part.    a physician with expertise in psychiatry by training, education, or experience and a psychologist designated as a health service provider examine a person, AND
TN Code § 33-6-1003 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 10 - Declarations for Mental Health Treatment|§ 33-6-1003. Duration of Declaration — Expiration — Revocation

  A declaration for mental health treatment continues in effect for two (2) years, for a lesser period if so stated, or until revoked, whichever is sooner. If a declaration for mental health treatment has been invoked and is in effect at the expiration date, the declaration remains effective until the service recipient is capable of making mental health treatment decisions but no more than thirty (30) days after the expiration date. Subsequent declarations shall conform to all requirements of § 33-6-1004.   A service recipient may revoke a declaration in whole or in part at any time orally or in writing if the service recipient is capable of making mental health treatment decisions. Making a new declaration revokes an earlier declaration. It is presumed that a service recipient is capable of making mental health treatment decisions. The presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.   A revocation is effective when a service recipient communicates the revocation to the attending physician or other provider. The attending physician or other provider shall note the revocation as part of the service recipient's medical record.
TN Code § 33-6-1004 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 10 - Declarations for Mental Health Treatment|§ 33-6-1004. Signature Required — Witnesses

  A declaration is effective only if it is signed by the service recipient and two (2) competent adult witnesses and is not signed on the premises of a mental health service provider. The witnesses shall attest that the service recipient is personally known to them; signed the declaration in their presence; talked with the witnesses about the document, its contents, and the reasons for preparing and wanting the document to be effective; appears to be capable of making mental health treatment decisions; and is not under duress, fraud, or undue influence.   None of the following may be used as a witness:  The service recipient's mental health service provider;   An employee of the service recipient's mental health service provider;   The operator of a mental health facility; or   An employee of a mental health facility.     At least one (1) of the persons who is a witness shall be a person who is neither:  A relative of the service recipient by blood, marriage or adoption; nor   A person who would be entitled to any portion of the estate of the service recipient upon the service recipient's death under any will or codicil of the service recipient that exists at the time of execution of the declaration for mental health treatment or by operation of law then existing.
TN Code § 33-6-1005 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 10 - Declarations for Mental Health Treatment|§ 33-6-1005. Effective Date and Applicability of Declaration — Compliance

  A declaration becomes effective when it is signed by the declarant and all witnesses and remains valid until revoked or expired. The physician or provider shall act in accordance with an operative declaration when the service recipient has been found to be incapable of making mental health treatment decisions. The physician or provider shall continue to obtain the service recipient's informed consent to all mental health treatment decisions if the service recipient is capable of providing informed consent or refusal.   Upon being presented with a declaration, a physician or other provider shall make the declaration a part of the service recipient's medical record. When acting under authority of a declaration, a physician or provider shall comply with it to the fullest extent possible.   If the physician or other provider is unwilling at any time to comply with the declaration for mental health treatment, the physician or provider may withdraw from providing treatment consistent with the exercise of independent medical judgment and shall promptly notify the service recipient and document the notification in the service recipient's medical record. The physician or other provider shall arrange for the prompt and orderly transfer of the patient to the care of others when as a matter of conscience the health care provider cannot implement the decisions as provided in the declaration for mental health treatment.
TN Code § 33-6-1006 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 10 - Declarations for Mental Health Treatment|§ 33-6-1006. Care Contrary to Declaration — Authorization by Review Committee — Emergency

  The physician or other mental health service provider may provide mental health treatment to the service recipient in a manner contrary to the service recipient's wishes as expressed in a declaration for mental health treatment  IF AND ONLY IF   The service recipient is involuntarily committed to an inpatient treatment facility under this title and a treatment review committee authorizes it, OR   There is an emergency endangering the service recipient's life or health.     A declaration does not limit any authority under this title to take a person into custody or to admit, retain, or treat a person in a mental health facility.
TN Code § 33-6-1007 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service|Part 10 - Declarations for Mental Health Treatment|§ 33-6-1007. Declaration Superior to Powers of Conservator

 If a conservator is appointed with powers over the person for mental health treatment, the declaration for mental health treatment shall remain in effect and shall be superior to the powers and duties of the conservator with respect to mental health treatment covered under the declaration.