If the chief officer of a facility in which a service recipient is hospitalized or admitted is of the opinion that the service recipient is unable to exercise any of the rights afforded by this chapter and chapter 3 of this title, the chief officer shall notify immediately the service recipient and the service recipient's attorney, parent, legal custodian, spouse or other nearest known adult relative of the fact, and the chief officer may file for the appointment of a conservator and shall notify those persons as to whether the chief officer intends to do so.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Chapter 4 - Special Rules for Residential Service Recipients
Part 1 - Rights of Residential Service Recipients
§ 33-4-103. Notice of Admission to Guardian or Family
§ 33-4-104. Treatment for Physical Disorder Prior to Admission
§ 33-4-110. Inability to Exercise Rights — Appointment of a Conservator