Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-3-101 (2026)

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(a) A person must not be deprived of liberty on the grounds that the person has or is believed to have a mental illness or a serious emotional disturbance, or is in need of service for such a condition except in accordance with this title.

(b) A person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance has the same rights as all other persons except to the extent that the person's rights are curtailed in accordance with this title or other law.

(c) A person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance shall be provided services or supports, to the extent that facilities, equipment and personnel are available, in accordance with community standards.

(d) The chief officer shall keep records detailing services or supports received by each person. Records shall be preserved by the chief officer for not less than ten (10) years after termination of service. The records may be generated, maintained, or transferred in whole or in part to any recording medium that assures accurate preservation of the record. If a record is transferred from one medium to another, the source record may be destroyed upon determination by the chief officer that the reproduced record is true and correct and will be accurately preserved. The reproduced record is deemed to be the original record.

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 58, eff. 7/1/2024.

Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; T.C.A. § 33-4-102; Acts 2002, ch. 730, § 23.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Barbara T. Collins v. HCA Health Servs. Of Tennessee, Inc., 517 S.W.3d 84 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016).

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Barbara T. Collins v. HCA Health Servs. Of Tennessee, Inc., 517 S.W.3d 84 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-3-101 (a) (“No person shall be deprived of liberty on the grounds that the person has or is believed to have a mental illness, a serious emotional disturbance, a developmental disability, or is in need of service for such a condition except in accordance…”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-3-101(b) — 1 case

Barbara T. Collins v. HCA Health Servs. Of Tennessee, Inc., 517 S.W.3d 84 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-3-101 (a) (“No person shall be deprived of liberty on the grounds that the person has or is believed to have a mental illness, a serious emotional disturbance, a developmental disability, or is in need of service for such a condition except in accordance…”

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