Section 63-1-168 - Record of attempt or threat of suicide or infliction of bodily harm - Referral requirement(a) For purposes of this section:(1) "Facility" has the same meaning as defined in § 68-11-201;(2) "Healthcare provider" means a person who is licensed, certified, or authorized or permitted by the laws of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession; and(3) "Qualified mental health professional" has the same meaning as defined in § 33-1-101.(b) If a patient who is an inpatient in a licensed healthcare facility, or seeking services from an emergency department, expresses to a healthcare provider a recent threat or attempt at suicide or infliction of bodily harm to themselves, then the healthcare provider shall enter the attempt or threat into the patient's medical record. Upon discharge from the facility, the facility shall provide the patient with contact information to access a qualified mental health professional or counseling resource unless the patient is discharged to another facility. This referral requirement may be satisfied by providing contact information for this state's mobile crisis services or the statewide crisis hotline.(c) A healthcare provider who violates this section is subject to discipline by the healthcare provider's licensing authority.Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 259, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.