{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-3-210","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 52-3-210","heading":"Lack of capacity","body":"A person \"lacks capacity\" under this title for a decision about a routine medical, dental, or mental health treatment if:\n(1) The person supported, due to an intellectual disability or mental impairment related to a developmental disability, is unable to make an informed decision about the routine medical, dental, or mental health treatment; and\n(2) The incapacity is shown by the fact that the person is not able to understand the proposed procedure, its risks and benefits, or the available alternative procedures.","path":["TN Code","Title 52","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":"6dcbdbeadb9b46c6edb7bfa1730c21febd0ba10f2ec7adc4553baef96d02e50c","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-3-209","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-3-211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}