Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-108 (2026)
Admissions to a state-owned or operated hospital or treatment resource
✓ current as of May 2026
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all admissions or transfers to a state-owned or operated hospital or treatment resource shall be subject to available suitable accommodations, as defined in § 33-1-101, and no admission to a state-owned or operated hospital or treatment resource shall occur until the department has designated the state-owned or operated facility as having available suitable accommodations; provided, that if there are no suitable available accommodations at the time of the determination, then the commissioner shall expeditiously find a state-owned or operated hospital or treatment resource to accommodate the person upon the availability of suitable available accommodations.
Acts 2009, ch. 531, § 36.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1987–2002 · leading case: State v. Groves, 735 S.W.2d 843 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987).
State v. Groves, 735 S.W.2d 843 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987). “T.C.A. § 33-6-108(d) (1984). The procedures for discharge of an involuntarily committed patient are found in T.”
Mercer v. HCA Health Servs. of Tennessee, Inc., 87 S.W.3d 500 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 33-6-108 placed the ultimate responsibility for discharge on the superintendent of the hospital.”
Rene Mercer v. HCA Health Servs. of TN, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “§ 33-6-108 placed the ultimate responsibility for discharge on the superintendent of the hospital.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-108(d) — 1 case
State v. Groves, 735 S.W.2d 843 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987). “T.C.A. § 33-6-108(d) (1984). The procedures for discharge of an involuntarily committed patient are found in T.”
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