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S13542024 Regular Session✓ Signed into law

Amends existing law to establish provisions for electroconvulsive treatment for children.

HEALTH -- Amends existing law to establish provisions for electroconvulsive treatment for children.

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Idaho law currently allows for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for adults through informed consent to treatment and for children with a court order. ECT has been demonstrated to be effective in treating severe depression and other psychological disorders that are resistant to pharmaceutical treatment and other interventions. This legislation sets a minimum age of twelve (12) years old for ECT and provides parents with the ability to provide informed consent to treatment.

house Chamber· Apr 1, 2024

House Third Reading

✓ Passed
46 Yea
23 Nay
1 absentPassed by 23 votes
Republican
35 yea/23 nay
Democrat
11 yea/0 nay
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ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)

Session Law Chapter 304 Effective: 07/01/2024