33-3-208 - Duty of employees who transmit or record patient communications.
33-3-208. Duty of employees who transmit or record patient communications.
IF AND ONLY IF
(1) an employee of a service provider is normally responsible for transmitting or recording communications from a service recipient to a qualified mental health professional or behavior analyst, AND
(2) the employee receives a communication from a service recipient of an actual threat of bodily harm against a clearly identified victim,
THEN
(3) the employee shall communicate the threat to the professional employed by the service provider.
[Acts 1989, ch. 549, § 1; T.C.A., § 33-10-303; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2001, ch. 334, § 4; 2002, ch. 730, § 17.]