Tennessee § 33-3-207 - Discharge of duty.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 33-3-207 — Discharge of duty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-3-207. Discharge of duty.
The duty imposed by § 33-3-206 may be discharged by the professional or service provider by: Informing the clearly identified victim of the threat; Having the service recipient admitted on a voluntary basis to a hospital; Taking steps to seek admission of the service recipient to a hospital or treatment resource on an involuntary basis pursuant to chapter 6 of this title; or Pursuing a course of action consistent with current professional standards that will discharge the duty. Acts 1989, ch. 549, § 1; T.C.A., § 33-10-302(b) ; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-3-207 ("Discharge of duty.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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