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§ 33-8-302. Electroconvulsive therapy -- When authorized for child with mania or severe depression.

TN Code § 33-8-302 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) a child has mania or severe depression, AND

(2)

(A) all other accepted methods of therapy have been exhausted, OR

(B) electroconvulsive or other convulsive therapy is necessary to save the child's life due to potential suicide, or to prevent irreparable injury resulting from conditions such as starvation, dehydration, or physical exhaustion bordering on serious collapse to the extent the conditions are life threatening, AND

(3) the service provider to perform the therapy has convened a multi-disciplinary review team of at least five (5) persons, at least one (1) of whom is independent of the service provider, AND

(4) the multi-disciplinary review team has approved the electroconvulsive or other convulsive therapy, AND

(5) an American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certified psychiatrist, who is child and adolescent certified, approves the therapy,

(6) the approved convulsive therapy may be necessary for the child for purposes of this part.

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§ 33-8-302. Electroconvulsive therapy -- When authorized for child with mania or severe depression.