Tennessee Statutes
§ 33-6-1001 — Declaration for mental health treatment authorized - Contents
Tennessee § 33-6-1001
JurisdictionTennessee
Title33
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-1001 (2026).
Text
A competent adult may make a declaration for mental health treatment to express the person's preferences and instructions about participation in mental health treatment, including hospitalization for a maximum of fifteen (15) days, psychoactive and other medications, and electroconvulsive and other convulsive therapies. The declaration may include consent to or refusal to permit mental health treatment and other instructions and information for mental health service providers.
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Legislative History
Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
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
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Tennessee § 33-6-1001, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/33-6-1001.