Tennessee § 33-5-507 - Termination of community-based services.

§ 33-5-507. Termination of community-based services.

If, after two (2) years of intensive training on a department-approved competence to stand trial curriculum under § 33-5-501 , the defendant has not made substantial progress to attain competence to stand trial, the service provider shall assess the defendant's needs and may terminate the service plan and recommend to the court that the defendant be referred to other mental health or intellectual disability services as deemed appropriate. The service provider shall report its conclusion to the court before terminating services. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2010, ch. 734, § 1. Compiler's Notes. For the Preamble to the act regarding changing the term “mental retardation” to “intellectual disability”, please refer to Acts 2010, ch. 734. Acts 2010, ch. 734, § 1 provided that the Tennessee code commission is directed to change all references to “mental retardation”, wherever such references appear in titles 33, 39 and 41, to “intellectual disability”, as supplements are issued and volumes are replaced. Acts 2010, ch. 734, § 7 provided that for purposes of each provision amended by the act, a reference to intellectual disability shall be considered to refer to mental retardation, as defined by that provision on the day before the date of enactment of the act. Acts 2010, ch. 734, § 8 provided that nothing in the act shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the eligibility for services or the rights or responsibilities of individuals covered by the provision on the day before the date of enactment of the act.