33-6-619 - Dismissal of proceedings pending against person recommitted under this part.

33-6-619. Dismissal of proceedings pending against person recommitted under this part.

If a person is ordered to be re-hospitalized for noncompliance with the treatment plan after a hearing under § 33-6-609, § 33-6-610 or § 33-6-611, upon readmission the person shall be held under the authority of the original court order of commitment entered in the proceedings under chapter 6, part 5 of this title, and any other pending proceedings under chapter 6, part 4 or 5, of this title shall be dismissed.

[Acts 1984, ch. 922, § 32; T.C.A., § 33-6-206; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.]