Tennessee § 16-19-104 No right of treatment conferred - Operation

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§ 16-19-104 — No right of treatment conferred - Operation

Tennessee § 16-19-104

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-19-104 (2026).

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(a)This chapter creates mental health treatment court programs within the state that follows the general principles referenced in § 16-19-107 and that is approved by the department of mental health and substance abuse and established by the judge of a court in this state exercising criminal jurisdiction.

(b)This chapter does not confer a right or an expectation of a right to treatment for an offender within the criminal justice system.

(c)A recovery court program, including but not limited to, a veterans treatment court program or a drug court treatment program, shall operate separate and apart from a mental health treatment court program.

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(a) This chapter creates mental health treatment court programs within the state that follows the general principles referenced in § 16-19-107 and that is approved by the department of mental health and substance abuse and established by the judge of a court in this state exercising criminal jurisdiction. (b) This chapter does not confer a right or an expectation of a right to treatment for an offender within the criminal justice system. (c) A recovery court program, including but not limited to, a veterans treatment court program or a drug court treatment program, shall operate separate and apart from a mental health treatment court program.