The admissions review committee shall approve continued hospitalization by a vote of at least three (3) of its members. The committee may recommend the person's continued hospitalization for a period not to exceed six (6) months. If the committee does not approve continued hospitalization, the person shall be released, unless, prior to the committee's decision, a petition for judicial hospitalization has been filed under chapter 6, part 5 of this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-205
Approval of commitment
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Simmons (2002)
Most recently applied in State v. Simmons (May 2002)
Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
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