Tennessee § 33-6-508 - Commitment to non-state facility where third-party payment has been arranged.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 33-6-508 — Commitment to non-state facility where third-party payment has been arranged., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-6-508. Commitment to non-state facility where third-party payment has been arranged.
IF a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, conservator, spouse, or an adult relative of the defendant, or any other person has made arrangements to pay the cost of care and treatment in a licensed private hospital or treatment resources, OR the facility chooses to accept the defendant when no third person has made arrangements to pay the cost, AND placement in the facility is more appropriate to the needs of the defendant than placement in a state facility, THEN the court may commit the defendant to the facility. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-6-508 ("Commitment to non-state facility where third-party payment has been arranged.") 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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