(a) The registration and other records of treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-10-408

  • Alcoholism: means alcohol abuse that results in the development of tolerance or manifestation of alcohol abstinence syndrome upon cessation of use. See Tennessee Code 33-10-102
  • Director: means the director of the health department of any county to which this part applies. See Tennessee Code 33-10-404
  • Treatment: means the broad range of emergency, outpatient, intermediate and inpatient services and care, including diagnostic evaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological care or social service care, or both, vocational rehabilitation or career counseling, or both, that may be extended to alcoholics and intoxicated persons. See Tennessee Code 33-10-404
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the director may make available information from patients’ records for purposes of research into the causes and treatment of alcoholism. Information under this subsection (b) shall not be published in a way that discloses patients’ names or other identifying information.
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