Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-201 (2026)
Persons who may apply for voluntary admission
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) The following persons may apply for admission to a public or private hospital or treatment resource for diagnosis, observation and treatment of a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance:
- (1) A person who is sixteen (16) years of age or over and who does not lack capacity to apply under § 33-3-218;
- (2) A parent, legal custodian, or legal guardian who is acting on behalf of a child;
- (3) A conservator whom the appointing court has expressly granted authority to apply for the person's admission to a hospital or treatment resource for mental illness or serious emotional disturbance;
- (4) A qualified mental health professional acting on the basis of the terms of the person's declaration for mental health treatment;
- (5) A person's attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care, under title 34, chapter 6, part 2;
- (6) A caregiver under title 34, chapter 6, part 3, who is acting on behalf of a child; or
- (7) An individual acting as an agent under the Tennessee Health Care Decisions Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 11, part 18 or an individual designated as a surrogate under § 68-11-1806(a).
- (b) An individual's surrogate as designated under § 68-11-1806(c) may also apply for such admission provided no person may be admitted by a surrogate under this subsection (b) for more than twenty-one (21) consecutive days unless a petition has been filed pursuant to part 5 of this chapter, or unless an individual who meets any of the criteria set out in subdivisions (a)(1)-(7) of this section applies for voluntary admission subsequent to an application by a surrogate for voluntary admission under this section.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 238,s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2002, ch. 730, § 35; 2004, ch. 565, § 4.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · 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). “By letter of May 20, 1986, the superintendent once again notified the committing court that, on the basis of two doctors’ opinions, the appellant was eligible for release under T.C.A. § 33-6-201 (Supp.1986). Following a hearing on June 17, 1986, the trial court determined that…”
State v. Simmons, 108 S.W.3d 881 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 33-6-201. Under section 33-6-206, the parent, legal guardian, or custodian who voluntarily admits an individual may request at any time that the mental health facility discharge the individual unless the subject had become “involuntarily committed” and is not…”
State v. Tripp, 754 S.W.2d 92 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1988). “His findings and conclusions, stated in the order, indicated that he did not consider the out-patient treatment plan approved by MTMHI in accordance with T.C.A. § 33-6-201(b)(2) to be adequate to cover the patient’s needs, or the needs of the community.”
State of Tennessee v. Jackie H. Martin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008). “However, in July 1994, staff members of WMHI notified Judge Axley, that, after the required six month evaluation of the appellant, they determined that, if "supportive community services [could] be worked out," the 3 Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-201 (1994 Supp.) provides that a…”
State of Tennessee v. Larry D. Simmons & Tyce Renard Jackson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-201 . Under section 33-6- 206, the parent, legal guardian, or custodian who voluntarily admits an individual may request at any time that the mental health facility discharge the individual unless the subject had become “involuntarily committed” and is not…”
State of Tennessee v. Kelly Brooke Frye (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021). “esponsibilities; (2) Devote the offender to a specific employment or occupation; (3) Perform, without compensation, services in the community for charitable or governmental agencies; (4) Undergo available medical or psychiatric treatment and enter and remain in a specified…”
State of Tennessee v. Lavarne Madison (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001). “onsibilities; (2) Devote the offender to a specific employment or occupation; -6- (3) Perform without compensation services in the community for charitable or governmental agencies; (4) Undergo available medical or psychiatric treatment, and enter and remain in a specified…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-201(b) — 1 case
State v. Groves, 735 S.W.2d 843 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987). “By letter of May 20, 1986, the superintendent once again notified the committing court that, on the basis of two doctors’ opinions, the appellant was eligible for release under T.C.A. § 33-6-201 (Supp.1986). Following a hearing on June 17, 1986, the trial court determined that…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-201(b)(2) — 1 case
State v. Tripp, 754 S.W.2d 92 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1988). “His findings and conclusions, stated in the order, indicated that he did not consider the out-patient treatment plan approved by MTMHI in accordance with T.C.A. § 33-6-201(b)(2) to be adequate to cover the patient’s needs, or the needs of the community.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-201(b)(l)(D) — 1 case
State v. Groves, 735 S.W.2d 843 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987). “By letter of May 20, 1986, the superintendent once again notified the committing court that, on the basis of two doctors’ opinions, the appellant was eligible for release under T.C.A. § 33-6-201 (Supp.1986). Following a hearing on June 17, 1986, the trial court determined that…”
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