Determination of substantial likelihood of serious harm

Tenn. Code Ann. § 52-5-402, under Forensic Services for Persons with an Intellectual Disability.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 52-5-402

(1) A person poses a “substantial likelihood of serious harm” for purposes of this title only if:(1) The person:(A) Has threatened or attempted suicide or to inflict serious bodily harm on the person;(B) Has threatened or attempted homicide or other violent behavior;(C) Has placed others in reasonable fear of violent behavior and serious physical harm to them; or(D) Is unable to avoid severe impairment or injury from specific risks; and(2) There is a substantial likelihood that the harm will occur unless the person is placed under involuntary treatment.

(1) The person:(A) Has threatened or attempted suicide or to inflict serious bodily harm on the person;(B) Has threatened or attempted homicide or other violent behavior;(C) Has placed others in reasonable fear of violent behavior and serious physical harm to them; or(D) Is unable to avoid severe impairment or injury from specific risks; and

(A) Has threatened or attempted suicide or to inflict serious bodily harm on the person;

(B) Has threatened or attempted homicide or other violent behavior;

(C) Has placed others in reasonable fear of violent behavior and serious physical harm to them; or

(D) Is unable to avoid severe impairment or injury from specific risks; and

(2) There is a substantial likelihood that the harm will occur unless the person is placed under involuntary treatment.