Tenn. Code Ann. § 52-4-106: Appointment of conservator for a person supported

If a facility in which a person supported is committed or admitted is of the opinion that the person supported is unable to exercise any of the rights afforded by this chapter and chapter 3 of this title, then the facility must notify immediately the person supported and the person supported's attorney, parent, legal custodian, spouse, or other nearest known adult relative of the fact, as applicable, and the department may file for the appointment of a conservator and must notify those persons as to whether the department intends to do so.