Tennessee § 33-6-603 Outpatient treatment plan

Tennessee Statutes

§ 33-6-603 — Outpatient treatment plan

Tennessee § 33-6-603

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-603 (2026).

Text

(a)In developing the plan, the releasing facility and the outpatient qualified mental health professional shall consult with the service recipient; the service recipient's parents, legal custodian, or legal guardian if the service recipient is a child; and the service recipient's conservator, if any. Subject to obtaining any necessary consent before making a disclosure of patient information relating to outpatient treatment, the releasing facility and the outpatient qualified mental health professional may also consult with the service recipient's spouse or other adult family member with whom the service recipient would live concerning the outpatient treatment plan. Before approving the outpatient treatment plan, the releasing facility and the outpatient qualified mental health profession

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(a) In developing the plan, the releasing facility and the outpatient qualified mental health professional shall consult with the service recipient; the service recipient's parents, legal custodian, or legal guardian if the service recipient is a child; and the service recipient's conservator, if any. Subject to obtaining any necessary consent before making a disclosure of patient information relating to outpatient treatment, the releasing facility and the outpatient qualified mental health professional may also consult with the service recipient's spouse or other adult family member with whom the service recipient would live concerning the outpatient treatment plan. Before approving the outpatient treatment plan, the releasing facility and the outpatient qualified mental health professional shall obtain the service recipient's consent to the plan to the extent practical and shall obtain the consent of the service recipient's parents, legal custodian, or legal guardian if the service recipient is a child. (b) The releasing facility shall provide a clear written statement of what the service recipient shall do to stay in compliance with the plan to the service recipient; the service recipient's parents, legal custodian, or legal guardian if the service recipient is a child; the service recipient's spouse or other adult family member with whom the service recipient would live; and the service recipient's conservator. If the service recipient is a child, the statement shall specify the duties of the service recipient's parents, legal custodian, or legal guardian.

Legislative History

Acts 1982, ch. 862, § 4; 1983, ch. 323, §§ 19, 20, 22; T.C.A., § 33-615; Acts 1984, ch. 922, §§ 24, 25; 1985, ch. 437, § 21; T.C.A., §33-6-201; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2010, ch. 659, § 1.