Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-5-506

  • 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

A service provider with a service recipient under § 33-5-501, § 33-5-502, or § 33-5-503 shall assess the service recipient’s needs at least every six (6) months and shall report to the court every six (6) months on the person‘s progress toward the goal of the plan and on the person’s use of the service. A service provider may request the court to release the service recipient from the plan at any time.