H07402024 Regular Session
Amends existing law to clarify that electroconvulsive therapy cannot be administered to a child under eighteen years of age without informed parental consent.
HEALTH -- Amends existing law to clarify that electroconvulsive therapy cannot be administered to a child under eighteen years of age without informed parental consent.
HEALTH
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation adds to Senate Bill 1354aa and clarifies that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may not be administered to a child under the age of eighteenth (18) without the informed consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian of the child.
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