Tennessee Statutes
§ 33-6-205 — Approval of commitment
Tennessee § 33-6-205
JurisdictionTennessee
Title33
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-205 (2026).
Text
The admissions review committee shall approve continued hospitalization by a vote of at least three (3) of its members. The committee may recommend the person's continued hospitalization for a period not to exceed six (6) months. If the committee does not approve continued hospitalization, the person shall be released, unless, prior to the committee's decision, a petition for judicial hospitalization has been filed under chapter 6, part 5 of this title.
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Related
State v. Simmons
108 S.W.3d 881 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2002)
State of Tennessee v. Larry D. Simmons and Tyce Renard Jackson
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2002)
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 § 33-6-205, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/33-6-205.