HB1426 - Tennessee - Mental Illness

Companion Bill SB1489. Mental Illness - Requires that service recipients for mental health services be periodically afforded the opportunity to execute an information release authorizing certain disclosures to family members at time of admission to inpatient treatment, an emergency room, or crisis response setting; allows for withdrawal or modification of authorization. - Amends TCA Title 33. Fiscal Summary for HB1426 / *SB1489Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1426 / *SB1489 This bill requires that any recipients of mental health services be given an opportunity to approve and sign an information release that authorizes the mental health facility or program to release certain information concerning the recipient to specified family members and other designated persons. The release must include options for disclosures [...]

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