Section 0940-05-16-.22 - USE OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY(1) Facilities which provide or arrange for electroconvulsive or other convulsive therapy must ensure the following:(a) Written informed consent must be obtained from the patient or guardian. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. Provision of electroconvulsive therapy to minors must be in accordance with T.C.A. § 33-3-201;(b) Clinical justification for the use of electroconvulsive or other convulsive therapy must be documented in the patient's record and must reflect consideration of other, less-intrusive therapies; and(c) Electroconvulsive or other convulsive therapy must be ordered by a psychiatrist or in consultation with a psychiatrist if the attending physician is not a psychiatrist.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-16-.22
Original rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988.Authority: T.C.A. § 33-2-504.