2019 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
(1) a person was committed involuntarily under chapter 6, part 5 of this title, AND
(2)
(A) the person does not have a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, OR
(B)
(i) the person has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance or has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance in remission, AND
(ii) the person does not pose a likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501, OR
(C)
(i) the person would pose a likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501 unless treatment is continued, AND
(ii) 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
(3) IF
(A) the person is not subject to judicial review under § 33-6-708,
THEN(B) the person shall be discharged, AND
(4) IF
(A) the person is subject to judicial review under § 33-6-708,
THEN(B) the person shall be discharged in conformity with § 33-6-708.