Person eligible for discharge

If the person, upon being readmitted under this part, is eligible for discharge under § 33-6-602 , the person shall be discharged under § 33-6-602 notwithstanding § 33-3-501 . The hospital shall give notice of the discharge to the courts that had been notified of the admission, and the judicial proceedings for recommitment shall be dismissed. Acts 1984, ch. 922, § 28; 1985, ch. 437, §§ 22-25; 1996, ch. 1079, §§ 65, 66; T.C.A., § 33-6-204(g) ; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1. If the person, upon being readmitted under this part, is eligible for discharge under § 33-6-602 , the person shall be discharged under § 33-6-602 notwithstanding § 33-3-501 . The hospital shall give notice of the discharge to the courts that had been notified of the admission, and the judicial proceedings for recommitment shall be dismissed. Acts 1984, ch. 922, § 28; 1985, ch. 437, §§ 22-25; 1996, ch. 1079, §§ 65, 66; T.C.A., § 33-6-204(g) ; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.