Judicial proceedings for the determination of whether a person may be transferred to a facility or continues to be eligible for treatment in a facility to which that person was transferred under part 3 or 4 of this chapter, may be commenced by filing a complaint in circuit court where the receiving department facility is located. The person or a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, conservator, spouse or responsible relative of the person may initiate the review proceedings.
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 7 - Judicial Procedures for Review of Transfers
§ 33-3-701. Commencement of Proceedings
§ 33-3-702. Notice of Complaint and Hearing
§ 33-3-703. When Hearings Held — Continuances
§ 33-3-704. Transferee's Attorney
§ 33-3-706. Place of Hearings — Exclusion of Public
§ 33-3-709. Testimony of Examining Professionals — Depositions and Affidavits