Tennessee Statutes
§ 33-3-114 — Exceptions to evidentiary privilege of mental health professionals
Tennessee·Title 33
Notwithstanding any evidentiary privilege a qualified mental health professional may have, including §§ 24-1-207 , 63-11-213 , 63-22-114 , and 63-23-109 , the qualified mental health professional may be compelled to testify in:
(1)Judicial proceedings under this title to commit a person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance to treatment if the qualified mental health professional decides that the service recipient is in need of compulsory care and treatment;
(2)In proceedings for which the qualified mental health professional was ordered by the court to examine the service recipient if the service recipient was advised that communications to the qualified mental health professional would not be privileged;
(3)Judicial proceedings under chapter 8, part 3 of this title; and
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Legislative History
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 61, eff. 7/1/2024. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2002, ch. 730, § 14.
Nearby Sections
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§ 33-1-101
Title definitions§ 33-1-201
Responsibilities of department - State policy toward mental illness or serious emotional disturbance§ 33-1-202
Statement of values underlying title§ 33-1-203
Principles of service§ 33-1-204
Unnecessary entitlements not created§ 33-1-303
Powers of commissioner§ 33-1-304
Duties of commissioner§ 33-1-308
Interagency agreements§ 33-1-309
Adoption of rules