Tennessee Statutes
§ 33-6-426 — Certification by physician required
Tennessee·Title 33
(a)If a person who is not a licensed physician executes the first certificate of need in support of hospitalization under this part, then only a licensed physician may execute the second certificate of need in support of hospitalization under this part.
(b)If a person who is a licensed physician and board certified as a psychiatrist by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology executes the first certificate of need in support of hospitalization under this part, then the patient may be subject to admission under § 33-6-403 without the execution of a second certificate of need in support of hospitalization under this part.
(c)A certificate of need in support of hospitalization pursuant to subsection (b) is not valid if:
(1)It is made by a professional who is a relative by blood, mar
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Legislative History
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 199, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
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§ 33-1-101
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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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