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33-6-623 - Outpatient treatment obligation limited to six (6) months.

33-6-623. Outpatient treatment obligation limited to six (6) months.

IF

     (1)  a person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance is discharged subject to an outpatient treatment obligation under § 33-6-602, AND

     (2)  the qualified mental health professional has not terminated the outpatient treatment obligation under § 33-6-620,

THEN

     (3)  the person's obligation to participate in outpatient treatment terminates six (6) months after the discharge or the last renewal of the obligation.

[Acts 1982, ch. 862, § 4; 1983, ch. 323, §§ 19, 20, 22; T.C.A., § 33-615; Acts 1984, ch. 922, §§ 24, 25; 1985, ch. 437, § 21; T.C.A., § 33-6-201(d); Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.]