If the person, upon being readmitted under this part, is eligible for discharge under § 33-6-602, the person shall be discharged under § 33-6-602 notwithstanding § 33-3-501. The hospital shall give notice of the discharge to the courts that had been notified of the admission, and the judicial proceedings for recommitment shall be dismissed.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-617
Person eligible for discharge
Acts 1984, ch. 922, § 28; 1985, ch. 437, §§ 22-25; 1996, ch. 1079, §§ 65, 66; T.C.A., § 33-6-204(g); Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
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