Persons Who May Consent to Disclosure of Confidential Information

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Information about a service recipient that is confidential under §33-3-103 may be disclosed with the consent of:

  1. The service recipient who is sixteen (16) years of age or over;
  2. The conservator of the service recipient;
  3. The attorney in fact under a power of attorney who has the right to make disclosures under the power;
  4. The parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of a service recipient who is a child;
  5. The service recipient's guardian ad litem for the purposes of the litigation in which the guardian ad litem serves;
  6. The treatment review committee for a service recipient who has been involuntarily committed;
  7. The executor, administrator or personal representative on behalf of a deceased service recipient;
  8. The caregiver under title 34, chapter 6, part 3; or
  9. 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.


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