If a professional or an employee has satisfied the person's duty under § 33-3-206, § 33-3-208, or § 33-3-210, no monetary liability and no cause of action may arise against the professional, an employee, or any service provider in whose service the duty arose for the professional or employee not predicting, warning of, or taking precautions to provide protection from violent behavior by the person with mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Chapter 3 - General Rules Applicable to Service Recipients
Part 2 - Special Liability Rules
§ 33-3-206. Duty to Predict, Warn or Take Precautions to Provide Protection — Liability
§ 33-3-208. Duty of Employees Who Transmit or Record Patient Communications
§ 33-3-209. Immunity From Liability Where Duty Satisfied
§ 33-3-218. Decision Making Capacity of Recipient
§ 33-3-219. Surrogate Decision Maker for Medical Decisions — Immunity From Liability
§ 33-3-220. Eligibility to Serve as Surrogate Decision Maker