Tennessee § 33-4-105 - Written statement of release procedures and other rights.
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§ 33-4-105. Written statement of release procedures and other rights.
Upon admission of a person with mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability to a hospital, developmental center, or other residential service, the chief officer shall provide the person a written statement outlining in simple, non-technical language all release procedures and all other rights of persons under this title. The chief officer shall have the service recipient informed in language understood by the service recipient, including the service recipient's native language or sign language, if appropriate. The chief officer also shall provide the written statement to the person's parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, conservator, spouse or other nearest known adult relative. The chief officer shall provide reasonable means and arrangements for assisting the person in making and presenting requests for release, including petitions to the proper court. The service recipient shall sign on the line for signature to acknowledge having been informed of the service recipient's rights orally and in writing. The service recipient's signature shall be acknowledged in writing by at least one (1) disinterested witness. Acts 1965, ch. 38, § 5; 1974, ch. 802, § 19; 1975, ch. 248, §§ 1, 5; 1977, ch. 482, § 11; 1978, ch. 533, § 3; 1983, ch. 323, § 7; T.C.A., § 33-306; Acts 1984, ch. 922, § 3; 1985, ch. 437, §§ 6-8, 33; 1986, ch. 570, § 3; 1989, ch. 513, § 2; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1993, ch. 439, § 1; 1994, ch. 630, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 411, § 1; 1996, ch. 675, § 15; 1996, ch. 1079, §§ 31-33; T.C.A., §§ 33-3-104(8) , 33-3-111 ; Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6.
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Section 33-4-105 ("Written statement of release procedures and other rights.") 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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