2010 Tennessee Code
Title 33 - Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Chapter 3 - General Rules Applicable to Service Recipients
Part 2 - Special Liability Rules
33-3-212 - Immunity for refusal to perform act prohibited by this title.

33-3-212. Immunity for refusal to perform act prohibited by this title.

IF

     (1)  (A)  a person has refused to perform any act that is prohibited by or is not lawful under this title, OR

          (B)  a person has relinquished authority over a service recipient based on a decision by another to whom this title gives express authority to make the decision,

THEN

     (2)  no monetary liability and no cause of action may arise against the person or the service provider in whose service the person was acting for the conduct.

[Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.]  

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Tennessee may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.