This chapter covers informed decisions that are needed to be made in an inpatient psychiatric treatment setting, including state-operated Regional Mental Health Institutes (RMHIs), private psychiatric hospitals, and psychiatric units of private general hospitals. 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 patient’s health or life.

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. Administrative History: Original rule filed December 29, 2005; effective March 14, 2006. Amendments filed December 22, 2025; effective March 22, 2026.