{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-3-207","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-3-207","heading":"Discharge of duty","body":"(a) If a service recipient is an unemancipated minor, the duty imposed by § 33-3-206 may be discharged by the professional or service provider by notifying the unemancipated minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and satisfying the requirements of subsection (c). (b) If a professional or service provider reports to law enforcement regarding a threat of bodily harm communicated by a service recipient who is an unemancipated minor, pursuant to § 33-3-206 , then the professional shall also report information about the threat to the unemancipated minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian. (c) The duty imposed by § 33-3-206 may be discharged by the professional or service provider by: (1) Informing the clearly identified victim of the threat; (2) Having the service recipient admitted on a voluntary basis to a hospital; (3) Taking steps to seek admission of the service recipient to a hospital or treatment resource on an involuntary basis pursuant to chapter 6 of this title; or (4) Pursuing a course of action consistent with current professional standards that will discharge the duty. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 761,s 2, eff. 4/22/2024. Acts 1989, ch. 549, § 1; T.C.A., § 33-10-302(b) ; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.\n(a) If a service recipient is an unemancipated minor, the duty imposed by § 33-3-206 may be discharged by the professional or service provider by notifying the unemancipated minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and satisfying the requirements of subsection (c).\n(b) If a professional or service provider reports to law enforcement regarding a threat of bodily harm communicated by a service recipient who is an unemancipated minor, pursuant to § 33-3-206 , then the professional shall also report information about the threat to the unemancipated minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian.\n(c) The duty imposed by § 33-3-206 may be discharged by the professional or service provider by: (1) Informing the clearly identified victim of the threat; (2) Having the service recipient admitted on a voluntary basis to a hospital; (3) Taking steps to seek admission of the service recipient to a hospital or treatment resource on an involuntary basis pursuant to chapter 6 of this title; or (4) Pursuing a course of action consistent with current professional standards that will discharge the duty.\n(1) Informing the clearly identified victim of the threat;\n(2) Having the service recipient admitted on a voluntary basis to a hospital;\n(3) Taking steps to seek admission of the service recipient to a hospital or treatment resource on an involuntary basis pursuant to chapter 6 of this title; or\n(4) Pursuing a course of action consistent with current professional standards that will discharge the duty.","path":["TN Code","Title 33","Chapter 3"],"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":"9cd97c7882986c4ac8e53a34ffaf6c58c310899577a07280d0e9a7109e9badc7","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-3-206","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-3-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}