{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-3-208","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-3-208","heading":"Duty of employees who transmit or record patient communications","body":"IF AND ONLY IF (1) an employee of a service provider is normally responsible for transmitting or recording communications from a service recipient to a qualified mental health professional or behavior analyst, AND (2) the employee receives a communication from a service recipient of an actual threat of bodily harm against a clearly identified victim, THEN (3) the employee shall communicate the threat to the professional employed by the service provider. Acts 1989, ch. 549, § 1; T.C.A., § 33-10-303; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2001, ch. 334, § 4; 2002, ch. 730, § 17.\nIF AND ONLY IF\n(1) an employee of a service provider is normally responsible for transmitting or recording communications from a service recipient to a qualified mental health professional or behavior analyst, AND\n(2) the employee receives a communication from a service recipient of an actual threat of bodily harm against a clearly identified victim, THEN\nTHEN\n(3) the employee shall communicate the threat to the professional employed by the service provider.","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":"4a2dd07d4f96e90b965744fd47206dd2fd7954a9038d84fba5263c49a701e7bc","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-3-207","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-3-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}