{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-6-206","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-206","heading":"Request for release","body":"(a) The following persons may at any time request the service recipient's release by filing a written application with the chief officer: (1) An adult service recipient; (2) A service recipient's conservator; (3) A service recipient's attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care; (4) The parent, legal custodian, or legal guardian who applied for the admission of a child; (5) A child who is sixteen (16) years of age or over and who was admitted on the child's own application; (6) A caregiver under title 34, chapter 6, part 3, who is acting on behalf of a child; or (7) An individual acting as an agent under the Tennessee Health Care Decisions Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 11, part 18 or a person's surrogate as designated under title 68, chapter 11, part 18. (b) If a competent service recipient cannot file a written request, a person acting on the service recipient's behalf may file the request with the service recipient's consent. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 238,s 2, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2002, ch. 730, § 36; 2004, ch. 565, § 5.\n(a) The following persons may at any time request the service recipient's release by filing a written application with the chief officer: (1) An adult service recipient; (2) A service recipient's conservator; (3) A service recipient's attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care; (4) The parent, legal custodian, or legal guardian who applied for the admission of a child; (5) A child who is sixteen (16) years of age or over and who was admitted on the child's own application; (6) A caregiver under title 34, chapter 6, part 3, who is acting on behalf of a child; or (7) An individual acting as an agent under the Tennessee Health Care Decisions Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 11, part 18 or a person's surrogate as designated under title 68, chapter 11, part 18.\n(1) An adult service recipient;\n(2) A service recipient's conservator;\n(3) A service recipient's attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care;\n(4) The parent, legal custodian, or legal guardian who applied for the admission of a child;\n(5) A child who is sixteen (16) years of age or over and who was admitted on the child's own application;\n(6) A caregiver under title 34, chapter 6, part 3, who is acting on behalf of a child; or\n(7) An individual acting as an agent under the Tennessee Health Care Decisions Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 11, part 18 or a person's surrogate as designated under title 68, chapter 11, part 18.\n(b) If a competent service recipient cannot file a written request, a person acting on the service recipient's behalf may file the request with the service recipient's consent.","path":["TN Code","Title 33","Chapter 6"],"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":"56d8a9f4b7e32b1c7b93b8777c6b157a13491b88289ce2ee66bd4c0ef2b20822","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-6-205","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-6-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}