2023 Tennessee Code
Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106)
Chapter 3 - GENERAL RULES APPLICABLE TO SERVICE RECIPIENTS (§§ 33-3-101 — 33-3-904)
Part 2 - SPECIAL LIABILITY RULES (§§ 33-3-201 — 33-3-221)
Section 33-3-207 - Discharge of duty

• (a) If a service recipient is an unemancipated minor, the duty imposed by § 33-3-206 may be discharged by the professional or service provider by notifying the unemancipated minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and satisfying the requirements of subsection (c).

• (b) If a professional or service provider reports to law enforcement regarding a threat of bodily harm communicated by a service recipient who is an unemancipated minor, pursuant to § 33-3-206, then the professional shall also report information about the threat to the unemancipated minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian.

• (c)

  The duty imposed by § 33-3-206 may be discharged by the professional or service provider by:

  • (1) Informing the clearly identified victim of the threat;
  • (2) Having the service recipient admitted on a voluntary basis to a hospital;
  • (3) Taking steps to seek admission of the service recipient to a hospital or treatment resource on an involuntary basis pursuant to chapter 6 of this title; or
  • (4) Pursuing a course of action consistent with current professional standards that will discharge the duty.

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 761,s 2, eff. 4/22/2024.

Acts 1989, ch. 549, § 1; T.C.A., § 33-10-302(b); Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.