Termination of Legally Mandated Outpatient Care — Notice to Court

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
4. Mental Health Service
5. Mandatory Outpatient Treatment
6. Termination of Legally Mandated Outpatient Care — Notice to Court

IF

1. at any time the qualified mental health professional determines that:
   1. the person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance is likely to participate in outpatient treatment without being legally obligated to do so, or
   2. the person no longer needs treatment for the mental illness or serious emotional disturbance,

      THEN

2. the qualified mental health professional shall terminate the treatment obligation, AND
3. the qualified mental health professional shall notify the committing court and the hospital that discharged the person.

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