Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-705 (2026)
Discharge of person no longer meeting standards for admission
✓ current as of May 2026
IF
- (1) a person was admitted to a hospital for treatment of mental illness or serious emotional disturbance under any provision of this title other than chapter 6, part 5 of this title, AND
- (2) the person no longer meets the standards under which the admission took place, AND
- (3) the person's detention is not otherwise authorized under the part under which the person was admitted,
THEN
- (4) the person shall be discharged.
Acts 1982, ch. 862, § 3; 1983, ch. 323, §§ 18, 19; T.C.A., § 33-614; Acts 1985, ch. 437, § 18; T.C.A., § 33-6-109(a); Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2001–2002 · leading case: Mercer v. HCA Health Servs. of Tennessee, Inc., 87 S.W.3d 500 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).
Mercer v. HCA Health Servs. of Tennessee, Inc., 87 S.W.3d 500 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 33-6-705. Dr. Nyquist argues that TenmCode.”
Rene Mercer v. HCA Health Servs. of TN, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “§ 33-6-705. Dr. Nyquist argues that Tenn.”
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