Tennessee Code 33-4-201 – Designation of employee as legal guardian or conservator
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-4-201
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
- Department: means the department of mental health and substance abuse services. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Service recipient: means a person who is receiving service, has applied for service, or for whom someone has applied for or proposed service because the person has 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
The commissioner shall designate an employee of the department whom courts may appoint, regardless of whether the employee resides in the same county as the ward, as legal guardian or conservator for a service recipient in a state facility under title 34, if the court determines that no other person or legally qualified organization will serve for the service recipient and that it is for the best interests of the service recipient that the person be appointed.