Tennessee § 33-6-1009 - Effect of declarations executed in another state.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 33-6-1009 — Effect of declarations executed in another state., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-6-1009. Effect of declarations executed in another state.
A declaration for mental health treatment that is validly executed in another state by a nonresident of this state at the time of execution shall be given effect in this state if the declaration for mental health treatment is in compliance with either this part or the laws of the state of the service recipient's residence and the department determines that those laws are essentially as protective of the service recipient as this part. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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