Tennessee SB 179: Mental Illness - As introduced, allows courts to order a person into a program of assisted outpatient mental health treatment upon finding certain conditions are met; provides a process for certain persons to petition a court on behalf of a proposed patient; establishes criteria for the evaluation of proposed patients and reporting to the court by physicians and certain mental health professionals. - Amends TCA Title 33.

Status: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (as of 2023-01-21)

State: Tennessee · Session: 113 · Bill: SB 179

Subjects: Mental Illness

Sponsors: Massey

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