Tennessee § 33-6-421 - Filing of certificates of need.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 33-6-421 — Filing of certificates of need., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-6-421. Filing of certificates of need.
The chief officer shall file with the court, by the time of the probable cause hearing, certificates of need for care and treatment from two (2) licensed physicians or one (1) licensed physician and a psychologist qualified under § 33-6-427(a) , certifying that the defendant satisfies the requirements of § 33-6-502(1) -(4), and that if involuntary treatment is not continued the defendant's condition resulting from mental illness or serious emotional disturbance is likely to deteriorate rapidly to the point that the defendant would be again admissible under § 33-6-403 , and showing the factual foundation for the conclusions on each item of the certificates. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2002, ch. 730, § 42.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-6-421 ("Filing of certificates of need.") 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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