{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-6-301","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-301","heading":"\"Severe impairment\" defined","body":"For purposes of this part, unless the context requires otherwise, \"severe impairment\" means a condition in which an adult or an emancipated child: (1) As a result of a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance: (A) Is in danger of serious physical harm resulting from the person's failure to provide for the person's essential human needs of health or safety; or (B) Manifests severe deterioration in routine functioning evidenced by repeated and escalating loss of cognitive or volitional control over the person's actions; and (2) Is not receiving care that is essential for the person's health or safety. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.\nFor purposes of this part, unless the context requires otherwise, \"severe impairment\" means a condition in which an adult or an emancipated child:\n(1) As a result of a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance: (A) Is in danger of serious physical harm resulting from the person's failure to provide for the person's essential human needs of health or safety; or (B) Manifests severe deterioration in routine functioning evidenced by repeated and escalating loss of cognitive or volitional control over the person's actions; and\n(A) Is in danger of serious physical harm resulting from the person's failure to provide for the person's essential human needs of health or safety; or\n(B) Manifests severe deterioration in routine functioning evidenced by repeated and escalating loss of cognitive or volitional control over the person's actions; and\n(2) Is not receiving care that is essential for the person's health or safety.","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":"b6f2c5490c0698d6e46184299cf3a630034c8740aa3a3ae58225ffa6667a560d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-6-208","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-6-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}