Tennessee Code 33-6-506 – Commitment to other public or private facility
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-6-506
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Hospital: means a public or private hospital or facility or part of a hospital or facility equipped to provide inpatient care and treatment for persons with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Treatment resource: means any public or private facility, service, or program providing treatment or rehabilitation services for mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, including, but not limited to, detoxification centers, hospitals, community mental health centers, clinics or programs, halfway houses, and rehabilitation centers. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
If a licensed public hospital or treatment resource other than a state facility has available suitable accommodations, the court may commit the defendant to the public hospital or treatment resource.