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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106)
Chapter 6 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE (§§ 33-6-101 — 33-6-1015)
Part 4 - EMERGENCY INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION TO INPATIENT TREATMENT (§§ 33-6-401 — 33-6-427)
Section 33-6-401 - Emergency detention
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TN Code § 33-6-401 (2023)
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IF AND ONLY IF
- (1) A person has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, AND
- (2) The person poses an imminent substantial likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501 because of the mental illness or serious emotional disturbance,
THEN
- (3) The person may be detained under § 33-6-402 to obtain examination for certification of need for care and treatment.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725,s 1, eff. 4/16/2024.
Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
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