{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-26-205","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-26-205","heading":"Exceptions","body":"A therapist does not violate § 29-26-204 if the patient is:\n(1) The spouse of the therapist and was married to the therapist prior to the establishment of the therapist-patient relationship; or\n(2) The sexual relationship began prior to the establishment of the therapist-patient relationship.","path":["TN Code","Title 29","Chapter 26"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"2bd38575b3f2410ecd1f5f805a9a733c69cc96da86dd62b2d00a6489cb903308","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-26-204","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-26-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}