Duty of employees who transmit or record patient communications

Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-3-208, under Special Liability Rules.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-3-208

(1) IF AND ONLY IF(1) an employee of a service provider is normally responsible for transmitting or recording communications from a service recipient to a qualified mental health professional or behavior analyst, AND(2) the employee receives a communication from a service recipient of an actual threat of bodily harm against a clearly identified victim,

(1) an employee of a service provider is normally responsible for transmitting or recording communications from a service recipient to a qualified mental health professional or behavior analyst, AND

(2) the employee receives a communication from a service recipient of an actual threat of bodily harm against a clearly identified victim,

(3) THEN(3) the employee shall communicate the threat to the professional employed by the service provider.

(3) the employee shall communicate the threat to the professional employed by the service provider.