Section 0940-01-06-.02 - SCOPE(1) This chapter covers the determination of whether a service recipient with mental retardation, mental impairment related to a developmental disability, mental illness, or serious emotional disturbance has capacity to make an informed decision on the issues within the meaning of T.C.A. §§ 33-3-217 and 218. For persons with a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, this chapter does not cover outpatient services and does not cover services in an emergency room in a medical or surgical facility except for psychiatric admission to the facility. This chapter does not apply to any emergency that endangers a service recipient's health or life.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-01-06-.02
Original rule filed December 29, 2005; effective March 14, 2006.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 33-1-101, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-3-217, and 33-3-218.