After a person is admitted on emergency status, the court's probable cause hearing under Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-421 relies on two sworn certificates of need. A clinician meets this one when personally examining the admitted person. It documents facts and reasoning for four commitment criteria and certifies that, without continued treatment, the person's condition is likely to deteriorate until they would again be admittable under § 33-6-403.
The examiner checks one box: licensed physician; psychologist with health service provider designation, when a licensed physician completed the other certificate; or qualified advanced practice provider under § 33-6-407(a) who is not in a collaborating agreement with that physician. A notary completes the sworn-to-and-subscribed block.
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Certificate of Need Required under Tenn. Code Ann. §33-6-421 for Probable Cause Hearing
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After a person has been admitted on emergency status, when the court holds the probable cause hearing required by Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-421. The examining professional certifies that the person meets the criteria for involuntary care and treatment, and the certificate is filed with the general sessions or probate court.
A licensed physician, a psychologist with health service provider designation, or a qualified advanced practice provider. Since July 1, 2024, that means a nationally certified psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurse or a physician assistant certified in psychiatry, whose collaborating physician did not sign the other certificate. An HSP psychologist's certificate must be paired with a physician's.
Yes. It ends with a sworn-to-and-subscribed block for a notary public, below the examining professional's signature, date, time and phone number. The current fillable edition is MH-5034 (Rev. 6/24), updated for the Title 33 amendments that took effect July 1, 2024.