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2017 Tennessee Code
Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Chapter 6 - Mental Health Service
Part 6 - Mandatory Outpatient Treatment
§ 33-6-601. Disclosure of patient information relating to outpatient treatment.
Universal Citation: TN Code § 33-6-601 (2017)
- IF
- (1) a person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance was committed involuntarily under chapter 6, part 5 of this title, AND
- (2) the hospital staff determines preliminarily that:
- (A) the person will need to participate in outpatient treatment on discharge, and
- (B) there is a likelihood that the discharge will be subject to the outpatient treatment obligation of this part, AND
- (3) the person refuses to give consent to disclose information that is legally confidential under this title to the proposed outpatient qualified mental health professional,
THEN
- (4) the hospital and qualified mental health professional may exchange information as necessary to carry out this part.
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