Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-6-606

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Qualified mental health professional: means a person who is licensed in the state, if required for the profession, and who is a psychiatrist. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101

After discharge the qualified mental health professional may change the treatment plan to meet the person‘s treatment needs. If the qualified mental health professional changes the treatment plan, the person’s obligation to participate in the treatment continues.