Tennessee Statutes
§ 33-6-1006 — Care contrary to declaration - Authorization by review committee - Emergency
Tennessee·Title 33
(a)The physician or other mental health service provider may provide mental health treatment to the service recipient in a manner contrary to the service recipient's wishes as expressed in a declaration for mental health treatment IF AND ONLY IF (1) The service recipient is involuntarily committed to an inpatient treatment facility under this title and a treatment review committee authorizes it, OR (2) There is an emergency endangering the service recipient's life or health.
(b)A declaration does not limit any authority under this title to take a person into custody or to admit, retain, or treat a person in a mental health facility.
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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
Adoption of rules