Tennessee Statutes
§ 52-3-212 — Surrogate decision maker - Eligibility
Tennessee·Title 52
An adult is eligible to serve as a surrogate decision maker for a person supported on the matter in question under §§ 52-3-211 and 52-3-213 , if the physician, psychologist, or dentist reasonably determines that the adult:
(1)Knows about the person supported's intellectual or developmental disability and medical or behavioral condition as it relates to the matter in question;
(2)Is actively involved in the person supported's life;
(3)Is willing to make a decision for the person supported on the matter in question;
(4)Appears to be reasonably capable of making the decision and likely to make it objectively in the person supported's interest;
(5)Appears to have no conflict of interest with the person supported; and (6) Is, in order of descending preference for service as a surrogate: (A
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Legislative History
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
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§ 52-1-101
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Commissioner powers and duties§ 52-1-106
Interagency agreements§ 52-1-107
Adoption of rules§ 52-2-1001
Investigative reports release - Fingerprints§ 52-2-1002
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Goals, purposes, and findings§ 52-2-103
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