A certificate of need for commitment for care and treatment as a person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance that is authorized or required to be made by a physician, psychologist, or other professional under this title is not valid for any purpose if:(1) It is made by a professional who is a relative by blood, marriage, or adoption, or the legal guardian, conservator, or legal custodian of the person who is the subject of the petition, application or certificate; or(2) It is made by a professional who has an ownership interest in a private facility in which the person is to be admitted.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 63, eff. 7/1/2024.Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 16; T.C.A., §§ 33-345, 33-3-108; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
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