TENNESSEE MENTAL HEALTH AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY LAW

On June 23, 2000, the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation became the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (DMHDD). Title 33 of the Tennessee Code Annotated is the mental health and developmental disability law. Comprehensive revisions to Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33, relative to services and supports for people with mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and developmental disabilities in Chapter 947 of the Public Acts of 2000 were effective March 1, 2001. The expansion of eligibility to include developmental disabilities became effective March 1, 2002.

The compilation is current and contains amendments added in 2001 through 2005. For the reader's convenience, amendments for each year are also listed separately.

The Unofficial Compilation of Title 33 MHDD Law is provided here in sections. Click on any of the document listings below to open the document in PDF format.

Unofficial Compilation Title 33 (updated through July 2005)

2001 Amendments to Title 33 MHDD law

2002 Amendments to Title 33 MHDD law

2003 Amendments to Title 33 MHDD law

2004 Amendments to Title 33 MHDD law

2005 Amendments to Title 33 MHDD law

Rules of the Department

More Information on the Title 33 Revision Commission

For more information regarding MHDD Law and for contact information for Cindy Tyler, Director of the Office of Legal Council, click here.