(a) If a mandatory prescreening agent performs the initial evaluation of a person for admission and determines that the person does not meet admission criteria, the mandatory prescreening agent shall assure that the person has alternative services available and offered if appropriate. The mandatory prescreening agent shall contact the person within twelve (12) hours to determine outcome and complete follow-up as necessary. If the prescreening is performed by a physician or psychologist as authorized by § 33-6-105, the crisis response service shall contact the person within twelve (12) hours to determine outcome and complete follow-up as necessary.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-6-106

  • 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
(b) Transportation to and admission of a person to a state owned or operated hospital or treatment resource shall not begin until a mandatory prescreening agent or physician or psychologist as authorized by § 33-6-105 completes a certificate of need.
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