IF

(1) a person was committed involuntarily under chapter 6, part 5 of this title, AND
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-6-707

  • Mental illness: means a psychiatric disorder, alcohol dependence, or drug dependence, but does not include intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities as defined in title 52. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Serious emotional disturbance: means a condition in a child who currently or at any time during the past year has had a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet psychiatric diagnostic criteria that results in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits the child's role or functioning in family, school, or community activities and includes any mental disorder, regardless of whether it is of biological etiology. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
(2) the person has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance or has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance in remission, AND
(3) the person would pose a likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501 unless treatment continues, AND
(4) voluntary outpatient treatment is not a suitable less drastic alternative to commitment because the person is not likely to participate in outpatient treatment without being legally obligated to do so,

THEN

(5) the person is eligible for discharge only under § 33-6-602.
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