Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-3-105 - Disclosure of Confidential Information Without Consent for Recipients of Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services

Confidential information about recipients of mental health and intellectual and developmental disability services may be disclosed without consent of the service recipient under the following circumstances:

•         Disclosure is necessary to carry out required duties;
•         Disclosure is necessary to assure service or care to the recipient;
•         After a hearing, a court orders that disclosure is necessary for the conduct of proceedings before it;
•         The information is about the a residential service recipient’s overall medical condition, contains no clinical details, and is sought by a residential service recipient’s family, conservator, legal guardian, guardian ad litem, foster parents or friends;
•         Exchange of information is necessary for continuity of service when a recipient moves from one service provider to another; or
•         A custodial agent for a state agency with legal custody of the service recipient requires the information to perform the agent’s duties properly.